![]() ![]() But I have come to realise that light, fast-paced commercial fiction (or mass market fiction, whatever you call it – I mean fiction that isn’t preoccupied with artistic merit) has its own charm and value, its own special way of capturing and commenting upon the spirit of the time. For the past eight years or so, I have mostly been into “literary” stuff, be it classic or contemporary. I think this is great advice for any and everyone, not just writers. ![]() You know, read outside, read beyond the narrow can (“canon”?) of what you particularly like. If you aspire to be a literary writer…read Harlequins. If you want to write romance, great, but also read science fiction, read classics. ![]() His answer: “Read beyond what you want to write. “What advice would you give to an aspiring writer?” some five years ago the Canadian author Yann Martel – author of the Booker-winning novel Life of Pi (2001) – was asked in a Big Think video. ![]()
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