Goodreads Authors/Readers discussion

I am not an author, but I am a writer. I like to read interracial stories and stories about what I see as a dangerous bad boy. Those are the kind of stories that I also write.

I was just wondering if there are authors on here that write stories that they also like to read.

Good question. I am primarily a nonfiction reader. The fiction I've read is mostly from classic authors like Hemingway, Steinbeck, and a few others. My latest book is fiction. I wrote it as a challenge to myself to see if I could.

I definitely only write about subjects that interest me and I would like to read. I also only read books that meet that criteria. Like William, who also commented, I mostly read nonfiction (sometimes as research for the story I'm writing, sometimes out of interest). And I also prefer to read the classics. The two books I've had published are fictional versions of historical 20th Century events. In terms of genre I like to write a mix of Mystery, History and Romance.

I tend to write stories about things that I would like to read, or wish that I could read that no-one else is writing!
For example I'm writing a crime / thriller set in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia because I'm frustrated that not much is set in my home town.

Stephen wrote: "I tend to write stories about things that I would like to read, or wish that I could read that no-one else is writing!
For example I'm writing a crime / thriller set in the suburbs of Melbourne, Au..."

That actually sounds rather interesting. (Love Melbourne--it's a wonderfully weird place.) Quick question: are people just having a go with the Queenslander animosity? Is it a friendly rivalry, or is it more like Californian-Floridian relations stateside, i.e., deteriorated and full of intended malice?

Arch wrote: "I am not an author, but I am a writer. I like to read interracial stories and stories about what I see as a dangerous bad boy. Those are the kind of stories that I also write.

I was just wondering..."

If you don't mind my asking, is there a correlation between these two categories?

Zofia wrote: "Stephen wrote: "I tend to write stories about things that I would like to read, or wish that I could read that no-one else is writing!
For example I'm writing a crime / thriller set in the suburbs ..."

Hah! No real animousity. Half of Victoria goes up to QLD during winter anyway!

Zofia wrote: "If you don't mind my asking, is there a correlation between these two categories?"

What two categories are you talking about?

So true. It's all northern hemispheric formulas ad nauseam. So I wrote one set Down Under in an outback town, based not quite on a real one I lived for 9 months in the mid north coast of NSW. As for Melbourne, great place. Been down there a few times, better than pretend Sydney where I lived for three stints and loved it. I think its the pub venue musics scene for us types.
That you write for what you want to read, that's the only way to fly. Horror suburbia, tempting with flair and imagination, bring back the ghost of Normal Gunston.
I wish you luck.

Of course! Actually i write what want to read. If there were too many books that I want to read I think I would not feel a motivation to write.

Oktay wrote: "Of course! Actually i write what want to read. If there were too many books that I want to read I think I would not feel a motivation to write."

Hi everyone :o)

I write what I feel is important for everyone to know (in my opinion, that is..) Would I have liked to read my own book as a reader?? That's really hard to say, actually.. because it already exists inside my mind, its part of me; plus - writing and re-writing- endlessly -could feel like such a pain.. until one day it all suddenly comes together and sings, and you have tears in your eyes- its magic :)

I think I write stories that I would like reading, but then in the editing process, some of that which I originally thought was so wonderful suffers the fate of the delete key!
Golden Boxty in the Frypan

Pat wrote: "I think I write stories that I would like reading, but then in the editing process, some of that which I originally thought was so wonderful suffers the fate of the delete key!
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..Which just shows that you are strong and have high standards! they say that Leo Tolstoy altered everything he wrote " at least 20 times" before he was happy with his prose..

by the way, why is Prose much harder to write than Poetry?? what do you think? :o)

Absolutely. I get an idea in my head that appeals to me, and I have to write it. With Perfect Prophet, I was intrigued by a what if question. What if an atheist found himself at the center of a religious prophecy? The question inspired three books.

It’s the same with the books I like to read, the shows I like to watch. If it doesn’t appeal to you in some way, why engage in it.

Thank you for that compliment about my writing. You just made my day! Dr. wrote: "Pat wrote: "I think I write stories that I would like reading, but then in the editing process, some of that which I originally thought was so wonderful suffers the fate of the delete key!
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Pat wrote: "Thank you for that compliment about my writing. You just made my day! Dr. wrote: "Pat wrote: "I think I write stories that I would like reading, but then in the editing process, some of that which ..."

:o))

Definitely! I have a passion for knowing the history of Australian towns, especially those that are no longer in existence. My writing gives me an excuse to explore their history and to get a glimpse of what they may have been like in their heyday.