Day 24: Want To Write Like Your Favourite Author? Then Dive Into A Deep Reading Assignment.
Follow along my Ship 30 for 30 journey as I learn what it means to be a writer in this digital age.
What Is A Deep Reading Assignment?
A deep reading assignment is when you pick an author and read all the books they have written.
Who Am I Deep Reading?
I am reading Agatha Christie's Poirot novels! - to figure out how to write a classic whodunnit.
Why Should You Do A Deep Reading Assignment?
A deep reading assignment can come in handy when you have an author whom you love dearly and would love to know how they pulled off their work.
When indulging in a deep reading assignment, you get to -
learn the author's writing style
understand the author's psychology
understand the author's writing strengths that are your writing weakness
understand the author's writing weaknesses which are your strength
learn plot structure and pacing
find out where you stand as a reader and writer - in trying to understand the book and the author, you start to understand yourself.
What I Intend To Gain From My Deep Reading Assignment?
One - To have a bird's eye view of why I think Agatha Christie is the best.
Two - And understand how I can replicate it and make it even better.
I don't want to be the next Agatha Christie. Pfft! No one can hope to pull off what the Queen of Crime did.
All I can do is learn from her how she did it, apply it to my work and hope someone else finds solace in my novels, just like I found in Christie's.
