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The influence of other writers

Monday, March 05, 2007. 0 Comments:

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I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this, but I have observed that the books I read often influence the ways I write and think. For example, over the past two years I have read three or four N.T. Wright books. Each time I read one, I begin to think more like him. It is not that I suddenly become smarter or more articulate. Instead, I begin to pick up his tone. My writing becomes more creative, but also more wordy. It also gains a new sense of confidence. Of course, after putting his books down for a few weeks, this tone soon fades. This connection between reading and writing is interesting. If we are what we eat, then perhaps we write what we read.

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