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do good books (or blogs) require master chefs?[/caption]Good writer definition
I have been accused many times for not being a huge fan of books. I
won’t lie that I really don’t read much. Especially when I was younger,
the teachers would give me a list of books I gotta read during the
summer and since it was summer, who would bother reading?
I’ve always found the school books that were required to be boring.
Except maybe for the Greek myths and legends I had to read when I was in
5th grade. I preferred reading comics to be honest-I like the colored
heroes that had dialogues, usually about what friendship was. I was
never into manga stuff (although, a good friend of mine made me read
some stuff and were not bad at all).
Now things have changed in someway. Of course, I would still not read
completely the books required for school and when I’d forget about it
after the exam on it and in the most positive case, I’d remember the
basic of it. I don’t like reading fiction, nor documentary based
material. I like authors like Maxim Matkin and Chad Kultgen. Those two
have made me re-read their books so many times and I consider them good
writers since they both made me read their stuff more than one time, but
also because of the way they write. It’s true that both authors write
about sex in both reality and fiction but even when fiction, it’s like i
can almost experience it you know. I bet all of you have such authors
that have that influence on you.
For me, it’s the way those 2 write their stuff. Simple, yet
complicated, real but also with fiction elements. Brutal honest but
needed. They words they choose, especially Kultgen-I like how he’s not
afraid to use sentences like “And he popped her cherry and made her cry”
(taken from “Men, Women & Children” book written by him). I like
how real it sounds despite for some of you it may be gross but there’re
different types of genres for each taste. Some of you prefer those soap
opera based books, others like reading fiction, thirds enjoy reading
about cowboys and so on..
But despite the so many existing genres, I believe that a good writer
has to be able to capture the reader’s attention that much so when the
reader is forced to leave the book for some time, to hurry back and see
how’s the whole situation going to end. He should be careful with his
words, he should be honest more or less (according to the genre) and
should think about what the people would like to read, because let’s be
honest, many people happen to buy books because they’re fooled by the
cover.
I also happen to think that a true writer can also be a blogger. Like
Maxim Matkin (it’s a pseudonym) started like that and as far as I know,
he’s still publishing and when he writes another book, I will buy it no
matter where I would be. He writes about his life, sex, family,
problems, love and everything in between and it’s very much a cycle from
which you cannot escape but each time there’s something new happening
and makes you want to read more and more
I love it when I come across writers on here that really do have the
potential of turning big. My advice would be-keep writing even if this
ends up just as a hobby of yours and who knows, one day your fame will
be earned
BY ALEXKELLYOC
World Book Day: What does reading mean to you?