Watch, read, or listen- How do you absorb literature?
People expect me to read all the time...I don't.
But you write a lot...shouldn't you be reading a lot ?
Well, it may help...
Reading is mandatory for writers, they need to know the lingo, surely?
Not necessarily I...
Writers need to read Read READ...!
Now, I'm going to finish this sentence. NO THEY DON'T!
I cannot read very well, sorry let me rephrase that. I CAN read, but my dyslexia makes me dart around a page like a frog on speed, plus I miss words due to this crazy word blindness I appear to have. So, although I can read books, I miss a lot of the detail.
Here's my literacy absorbing system:
- I listen more than I read
- I watch more than I listen
- I write more than I watch
I use audio books and watch film/video, to absorb what would have been in most cases a written literature piece. I only really read text books for uni. If I can avoid books nowadays I do. I have given up trying to be a 'reader' because it is expected.
I absorb a lot of literature on a daily basis. More non-fiction than anything else. In fact I prefer non-fiction audio books and documentaries. I only really absorb fiction through TV and theatre.
Once I absorb literature, I write about stuff using my imagination from what I have learnt. It multiplies as my imagination expands. The reason I write more than I 'absorb' on a daily basis.
Thoughts on how you absorb literature ?
I'm a reader due to being stuck in hospital waiting rooms when I was a kid. (No electronic doodads back then.) However, listening and watching are also high on my list these days because I can better multitask.
The only writing I do is here. ;~D
Everyone has there way, of absorbing the literature! I agree with the multitasking bit. I listen to audio books when cleaning, driving and walking! They are brill!
I read a lot to try to absorb the specific language and styles of writing. This could just as easily happen through audio books, so to me that is still a type of reading. Not a type that i go for, but just as useful, in my opinion.
I would say you still read a lot if you absorb literature through other means, especially audio books.
Ultimately it depends on your own strength and weaknesses, and what works for you.
Absolutely, and everyone has different learning styles too. As long as you get the information, then it works :-)