tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post5502398200407372219..comments2024-03-27T03:46:20.901-06:00Comments on Thirty letters in my name: The necessary vanity of a writerHarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12339987786745985294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-87751352967839572512007-03-08T17:27:00.000-06:002007-03-08T17:27:00.000-06:00Chandrahas,Thanks for your comment; it's a pleasur...Chandrahas,<BR/>Thanks for your comment; it's a pleasure to have you here. Regarding reading, I've always felt the same way: that books need to be lingered over, thought about and savored. But this insecurity about not reading enough always creeps back; it's tied to this other profession I have, which earns me a good living, but which cuts significantly into my reading and writing time.Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339987786745985294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-13090612074189256772007-03-08T13:32:00.000-06:002007-03-08T13:32:00.000-06:00Hi Hari,Actually, there's nothing much to be admir...Hi Hari,<BR/><BR/>Actually, there's nothing much to be admired about speed-reading - all the fun of reading is the "how" rather than the "how much". One book a week, or even two weeks, is absolutely the best way to read. <BR/><BR/>In fact, that vanity and self-projection necessary for writing means that writers also dream of their readers lingering over their work, and not just zipping through the pages. So in reading a book slowly you pay the writer the ultimate compliment.Chandrahashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07483080477755487202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-60104675933677738662007-03-07T23:07:00.000-06:002007-03-07T23:07:00.000-06:00Helen,I guess it probably is just the POV of some ...Helen,<BR/>I guess it probably is just the POV of some writers, not to be generalized :) But I think it's interesting, this feeling in a writer that he/she is doing something fundamentally important, yet also this awareness that it's all very insignificant in the big scheme of things...Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339987786745985294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-44168611670653988772007-03-07T22:55:00.001-06:002007-03-07T22:55:00.001-06:00This is just one person's POV, right? ;-)This is just one person's POV, right? ;-)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828359571543593193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-89140825382445672022007-03-07T22:55:00.000-06:002007-03-07T22:55:00.000-06:00It does feel worthless, and it's true to an extent...It does feel worthless, and it's true to an extent; there are so many things going on in the world that one can feel lost and insignificant :)<BR/><BR/>And time for reading: I wish I had lots more!Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339987786745985294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626538.post-83638831217570606162007-03-07T21:39:00.000-06:002007-03-07T21:39:00.000-06:00:)..he made it all sound so worthless for a minute...:)..he made it all sound so worthless for a minute! And I feel bad that I don't read as much, I will blame it on lack of time..:)Pallavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285941508650315865noreply@blogger.com