July WIP Challenge: Day 4 Check-In

[lexicalcrow]

Well, we're four days in. Happy Independence Day to our Americans. I hope you've all had time to write today.

Today, I have done:
- Writing
- Editing
- Sent fic to beta
- Post
- Planning and/or research
- Procrastinate
- Something else I will describe in comments.
Today's question: Aside from fanfic, do you do a lot of reading? What kind of books do you like reading, if any? What about e-books? Does reading other types of fiction, apart from fanfic, influence your writing in any way?

Comments

[glitteryv]

I've been editing like crazy. Finally (finally!) got a couple of people to beta Big Bang #1. Though I have til the end of this month to turn the final draft in, due to the ultra-rare pairing AND the wacky crossover (not to mention the insane level of AUness), I've felt it necessary to focus on getting BB#1 betaed while I work on BB#2 (like I intend to do starting this weekend.)

I do read a lot of M/M ebooks as well as YA books (though most of the latter are in ebook mode rather than paper copy.) There are a few mysteries I also enjoy, though in lesser quantity because I rarely get them in digital format. The rest of the books I read are non-fiction LGTB books I borrow from the local library.

Strangely enough, I don't feel like reading non-fic stuff has affected my writing in any way. But the reverse it totally true: I will totally admit that I have less patience with books that don't 'hook me' a few chapters in. I've read several novel-length fics that have been a zillion times better than some published books.