EmilyM Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 Hi Everyone, I've been crazy busy with my new venture so haven't been able to post for a couple of weeks but here I am again. I've been reading The Hobbit for the thousandth time since my love for the novel was reignited by the recent movie and I've always been enthralled by how beautifully decriptive Tolkein is. I often wish I could have that very gift, the ability to see beyond the surface and then describe it so perfectly your reader sees exactly what you do with no need for pictures. Which Author would you want to be? Is there a transcript/quote you have never forgotton? Do you wish you could express yourself to a loved one or even an enemy using the pen of Shakespeare, Tolkein or one of the Bronte sisters? Quote
ian Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 I would agree with Tolkien. I've read The Hobbit and LOTR many times and I get something new from them each time because there is such depth to the writing. It actually anoys me that having read so much, why doesn't it translate to when I write? Admittedly, it difficult to be descriptive and lyrical when you're writing an e-mail to your boss, which is the vast majority of my writing, but you know what I mean! I think I'd include Stephen KIng in this. It's easy to denigrate him as "just a horror writer", but he manages to paint a picture in your head with his words. Plus I've always found that when I try to tell someone the plot to an SK story, it comes out sounding ridiculous, even to me. But, on the page, as he writes it - completely believable Quote
EmilyM Posted June 6, 2013 Author Posted June 6, 2013 I agree Ian, it is such a shame when writers are dismissed as "just a horror writer" or for penning a chick lit novel. Any piece of writing descriptive enough to grip the reader and leave them with such fantastic imagery should be celebrated. I have such respect for all writers with a talent I'd give my right arm to posess. I also spend the majority of my day emailing and have composed many a creative email to my boss but creativity in telling the man who pays my salary where to go means they are never sent! Quote
Ben Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 Oscar Wilde. Pretty self-explanatory really. He was a genius. Quote
emelee Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 Well, as I don't want to be a man, I will choose a female writer. Agatha Christie comes to mind. But I'd be the most proud if Shakespeare's texts were mine, followed by Oscar Wilde and Franz Kafka. Quote
Will Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 It's horribly obvious but if I could write like Shakespeare I'd be pretty pleased with myself. Quote
bookmonkey Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 I would love to be able to write like Maeve Binchy. I think her descriptions and characterisations are great. Quote
wordsgood Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Well, I don't want to be a guy, but I have to say I would love to be able to write like the late Robert Jordan. At least for his Eye of the World series. I understand he had a couple of pseudonyms and wrote in a few genres, but that's actually the only series of his that I've read. That I'm aware of, that is. Wordsgood Quote
Kittytn1 Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 I think I would want to be Phillip Pullman. I think his books are beautifully written and I admire his bravery taking on such a controversial subject matter. Quote
rekha333 Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) Robin Sharma is my favorite author.I have read many of his books. Edited July 25, 2013 by rekha333 Quote
Kylie Posted August 11, 2013 Posted August 11, 2013 I wish I could write like Jane Austen and Vladimir Nabokov, and I would love to a write a book that is as influential as To Kill a Mockingbird. Quote
chaliepud Posted August 16, 2013 Posted August 16, 2013 Wow Becca, your posts are making a mockery of the browse new content button!! Quote
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