Dr Seuss . Never too old at Bendigo Writers Festival

Picked up this postcard at NMIT Fairfield Campus. What a great Dr Seuss quote! In a way, this is confirming we can get better as we get older - simply by virtue of having been around longer, to read lots more!
Bendigo (Victoria) Writers Festival is on August 10-12 2012 
Visit www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au or 
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Interviewing a publisher with a large company for my Degree, I asked what advice she would give for writers. Her emphatic reply was "to read widely". This gives an appreciation for what is considered succesful, supports other writers, and increases the writer's knowledge of the body of work in the genre in which they are working.

There is another aspect to this. Set yourself a task to read one book, every now and then, that you would not normally read.Make yourself read it to the end and then critically appraise it as to why you did or did not like it.
This is a simple method to broaden your literary experience and analytical thinking. Last year I instituted the principle that I would read any book that came my way that had an interesting cover (front to get my attention and back if the storyline seemed interesting). I have subsequently become quite interested in cover design and how it relates to my actual experience reading the book. Discovering why you don't like a book, can provide a fascinating insight into yourself! Encourage young and older to read as widely as possible! Lynda
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