Bish’s Comments (group member since Mar 13, 2017)

Bish’s comments from the The Insecure Writer's Support Group Book Club group.

I'm currently reading THREE books, unheard of for me.
Femina by Janina Ramírez non-fiction about the unsung women of the Middle Ages.

Fish in a Tree by Janina Ramírez middle grade fiction about a girl with dyslexia (some of which I can relate to as I am dyslexic, though mildly so compared to Ally.)

AND I'm listening to
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan. EVERYone should read this book!

Toi wrote: "Bish wrote: "I just started Femina by Janina Ramirez. We'll see how it goes. It's another long book, almost 450 pages. I really have to breathe into those as I'm a slow reader and I am very picky (..."

So far I'm enjoying it. Lots of history, which I love.

I just started Femina by Janina Ramirez. We'll see how it goes. It's another long book, almost 450 pages. I really have to breathe into those as I'm a slow reader and I am very picky (particularly now that I'm "older") about what I'm going to spend my time on.

I’m reading Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. It is a luscious Dickensian type novel which is taking me a long time to read because I’m a slow reader. I know some reviews I’ve read complain about there being no central main character. But I think they’re wrong. The River Thymes is the central character. All the people in the story are fabulous supporting actors.

Question #4. Because I'm a slow reader it would take me about 2.5 years to read 100 books. At best I average between 40 and 45 books a year. It's taken me over ten years to research my current novel and I haven't read anywhere near 100 books.

Question #5. I write in very productive spurts where I pump out a lot of stuff, so I guess I'm a fast writer. But then when it comes to editing and revising I'm worse than a snail. I may take only few months to write a first draft, but it can take me years to edit and revise. That's where I struggle. I love the thrill of the writing something new, but lose interest when I have to go over it, reread it a "gazillion" times.

Is revising and editing something you enjoy? If not, how do you stay motivated? If it is something you enjoy, what is it about revising and editing that you like?