{"id":1318,"date":"2017-06-20T21:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T21:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melissagorzelanczyk.com\/blog\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2023-12-15T05:34:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T05:34:42","slug":"read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melissagorzelanczyk.com\/blog\/read\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Top Authors on What Serious Writers Should Be Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’ve all been told that if you want to be a writer, you need to write a lot, and read a lot.\u00a0But what should you read? And what should you write about? Certainly a few guidelines could help.<\/p>\n

I’m typing this as summer has come to Wisconsin. The season is robust; made of mist and mud. There are long, hot days stretching between vacations on the calendar, lacking structure. It’s structure I crave. Books for rolex day date mens rolex calibre 2836 2813 m228236 0010 white dial automatic<\/a> pleasure, sure, but also substance. I\u00a0want to read books recommended by authors who have written the types of books I’d place in the “read a lot” category. And so, with a little help from my friends:\u00a0here\u00a0is a worthwhile list.<\/p>\n

\"bri\"<\/a>Brittany Cavallaro\u200f<\/a>,\u00a0New York\u00a0Times bestselling author of the Charlotte Holmes Trilogy<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

“Heather Sellers’s The Practice of Creative Writing<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0which is just the best. I learn something every time.<\/p>\n

In terms of fiction, I teach a lot of short stories: Alexandra Kleeman’s\u00a0You, Disappearing<\/a>,<\/em> Lorrie Moore’s Terrific Mother<\/a><\/em>.”<\/p>\n

\"kathleen-glasgow1\"<\/a>Kathleen Glasgow<\/a>, New York Times bestselling author of\u00a0Girl in Pieces<\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n

Craft:<\/strong><\/p>\n