For me, it absolutely does. Strong voices creep into my head and lodge there. I'm reading Daniel Woodrell's
Winter's Bone
and realized my own writing has taken a major detour from my usual path. His words and images are powerful. They stick with me. Phrases and descriptions swirl though my head; the problem is, they aren't
me. Neither am I channeling Mr. Woodrell particularly well—double whammy. Since this is such an interesting book, I'll concentrate on reading and hold off on writing for a ...
Published on September 02, 2010 07:30