Let’s talk bookish is a weekly meme, created and hosted by Rukky @Eternity Books and Dani @Literary Lion, here different topics will be discussed.
This weeks topic is ‘Reading & Blogging: Their effect on writing’, honestly I have no idea what to say about this haha. So I’m just going to follow the questions!
Have you ever felt that as a read, you should as be a writer or vice versa?
No. I feel like this is such a stupid assumption. So often when I tell someone I love to read they ask ‘oh when are you writing a book?’. Why do you have to write when you love to read? I’m very happy with reading other people’s work!
Do you think that a desire to write is connected with a love of reading?
I don’t feel like that as a reader you have to write, so it should also count the other way around, a writer shouldn’t have to love reading. But I think most fiction writers would love to read since I assume they like to escape the world through their own world/fantasies, which you can also do through reading!
As a book blogger, do you ever feel discouraged about publishing a book because you know how readers & bloggers can react to books/authors?
So as I said, I don’t really want to publish a book haha. But I can imagine that it can be scary to publish a book as a book blogger or booktuber, since you are very involved in the bookish world. And maybe it would be weird to hear peoples thoughts on your book, especially since those are people you do connect with. Personally I would also doubt if people are genuinely excited about your book or loved your book or if they just don’t want to hurt your feelings since they know you will read their post or something!
Do you think that authors can be book blogger as well, or that they’ve crossed the imaginary line between authors and bloggers and therefore are not like other book blogger anymore?
No? Of course authors can be book bloggers as well?! If they enjoy blogging then why not, and if they still want to share their thoughts on books then why not!
I feel like this was quite a boring discussion haha, I just don’t have much to say about this topic!
It is strange indeed but people definitely expect that you’re writing a book if you read a lot I’m definitely not a writer but I love to read.
Lynn 😀
Exactly!
I’ve written before as a hobby, but I always have? I also realize that I’m a horrible writer because my heart just isn’t in it–my passion is reading. I think you’re right that it’s a horrible assumption that every reader wants to be a writer.
The most important thing is that you enjoy doing it!
And indeed weird assumption!
I wish with all my heart to publish a book, and I assume it would be a little hard and scary to publish as a book blogger, since there are people you connect with reading your books. I love writing as well as reading, and I think writers don’t always have to like reading; I think of writing as a collection of thoughts and ideas that you write out, so you don’t have to read to be able to write
Good luck with writing/publishing your book!
Anmd I totally agree with you!
Thanks!
I think this discussion brings up some interesting points. I definitely don’t think because you love reading, you naturally want to be a writer too. People definitely shouldn’t presume that either. I used to hate writing with a passion but I still loved reading. Now I do like writing though but that enjoyment came from writing more, nothing to do with my reading habits really.
Yeah I really think it is a stupid presumption ahaha!
Glad you do enjoy writing though!
Well, since my life’s ambition has always been to publish my own book, I really hope it’s possible to be both a book blogger and an author! Though I do agree that it might be weird to see people you know review your books… I just hope that should I ever write a book that you end up reading, you’ll know me well enough to tear it apart if you hated it!
I don´t see why it won;t be possible to do both!
I think in any case it can be hard for an author to decide to red reviews or not! If you’re a blogger or not!