i have never read a book in my life

[edprush]

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
eh, try some junky fiction books

The James Patterson books I've read go by fast, short chapters (although there are a lot of them), switch scenes back and forth a lot, generally like a movie script. You could make it toilet reading or something.

What did you do for tests and/or papers over assigned reading in high school and college English classes, use cliff notes and just enough BS?

I have never read a Cliff Notes. I did probably do some b.s.'n though. Believe it or not, I didn't cheat though (have other people do my papers).

I don't recall being assigned an entire book to read in college--yes, in high school but I wasn't much over a high C to low B (grades) student.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: jagec
You can't graduate high school and college without reading a single book.

You can't graduate 1st grade without being able to read a single book. (cat in the hat, etc.)

 

[BespinReactorShaft]

Congratulations. I've only begun to stop book-reading for a couple of years or so.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: jagec
You can't graduate high school and college without reading a single book. Unless you got your degree from the University of Phoenix?

Engineering!!!!!

No, in Engineering you still read books, they're just textbooks instead and you're supposed to memorize them.

 

[gotsmack]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
You could always try eating the pages, and absorbing the knowledge.

:thumbsup:

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: edprush
I have graduated high school and college and I have never read a book.

I have tried on several occasions but I am just not able to do it.

You scare me. You scare me a LOT! :Q

 

[dighn]

how is that possible

didn't you have to do any book reports in highschool?!

 

[benliong]

My friend has ADD and his solution is get books on tape. When I told him I might have a little of ADD as well, he suggested me to try, and I was enjoying the three or four audio books that I got. Soon non-friction audio books get into my head a lot faster that way than reading for some reason.

 

[Adn4n]

cliffnotes?

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: gotsmack

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
You could always try eating the pages, and absorbing the knowledge.

:thumbsup:

I tried doing that with a bible, but it didn't work out so well :-/

 

[GonzoCircus]

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
eh, try some junky fiction books

The James Patterson books I've read go by fast, short chapters (although there are a lot of them), switch scenes back and forth a lot, generally like a movie script. You could make it toilet reading or something.

What did you do for tests and/or papers over assigned reading in high school and college English classes, use cliff notes and just enough BS?

I have never read a Cliff Notes. I did probably do some b.s.'n though. Believe it or not, I didn't cheat though (have other people do my papers).

I don't recall being assigned an entire book to read in college--yes, in high school but I wasn't much over a high C to low B (grades) student.

You were never assigned an entire book in college? What the hell did you major in?


If you're a writer, and you have never read a book cover to cover, you havn't read enough and are a bad writer. I really see no way you could be a talented writer.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus



If you're a writer, and you have never read a book cover to cover, you havn't read enough and are a bad writer. I really see no way you could be a talented writer.

oh yeah, that makes sense :roll:

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus



If you're a writer, and you have never read a book cover to cover, you havn't read enough and are a bad writer. I really see no way you could be a talented writer.

oh yeah, that makes sense :roll:

Actually, that makes perfect sense. Seriously, I hope youre joking about being a writer...wtf do you write anyway?

 

[kreb]

You should add that as a line item in your resume

 

[MithShrike]

I've read hundreds of books and only have a GED.

 

[badboyeee]

I never was able to get myself to read a book, for leisure. Last book I read was Macbeth for high school, and I read Of Mice and Men. Those are the only two books that I fully read. Other books I read for school, I used Cliff Notes. I tried reading novels on my own, but I ended up only reading the first chapter then quit.

 

[edprush]

[double-post]

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus



If you're a writer, and you have never read a book cover to cover, you havn't read enough and are a bad writer. I really see no way you could be a talented writer.

oh yeah, that makes sense :roll:

Actually, that makes perfect sense. Seriously, I hope youre joking about being a writer...wtf do you write anyway?

No it doesn't.

I write screenplays as I typed earlier.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: badboyeee
I never was able to get myself to read a book, for leisure. Last book I read was Macbeth for high school, and I read Of Mice and Men. Those are the only two books that I fully read. Other books I read for school, I used Cliff Notes. I tried reading novels on my own, but I ended up only reading the first chapter then quit.

I can't seem to make it past page three or four.

Come to think of it though I did get deep into a couple of Hardy Boys books a couple of times.

 

[GonzoCircus]

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: GonzoCircus



If you're a writer, and you have never read a book cover to cover, you havn't read enough and are a bad writer. I really see no way you could be a talented writer.

oh yeah, that makes sense :roll:

Actually, that makes perfect sense. Seriously, I hope youre joking about being a writer...wtf do you write anyway?

No it doesn't.

I write screenplays as I typed earlier.

Your screenplays are bad. I can tell you that without reading them. Not to be mean, but it is fact that you cannot be a good writer without a strong command of language, a talent which must be developed through reading.

You say you write screenplays for a living? I'm sorry, but I seriously doubt that to be true.

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I can't read books cover to cover either. I start skipping pages and chapters I'm too impatient. Print isn't a fast enough interface for me.

thats your problem, not the book's. learn to read faster. of course, the only way to do that is to read more. so its all circular. seriously, though. ive been reading books since kindergarten, and i can blow through a good novel in an afternoon.

 

[earthman]

Our educational system is a joke. They keep downgrading it to match the intellect of the people who flunk out of it.

 

[VietDude]

Originally posted by: VictorLazlo
Reading is cool.

Just ask Lavar Burton.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: GonzoCircusYour screenplays are bad. I can tell you that without reading them. Not to be mean, but it is fact that you cannot be a good writer without a strong command of language, a talent which must be developed through reading.

You say you write screenplays for a living? I'm sorry, but I seriously doubt that to be true.

You is write. Me don'ts know hows to right.

I'ze gonna reed moar boox so I be smart lyke u.

 

[Kibbo]

Originally posted by: edprush

Originally posted by: GonzoCircusYour screenplays are bad. I can tell you that without reading them. Not to be mean, but it is fact that you cannot be a good writer without a strong command of language, a talent which must be developed through reading.

You say you write screenplays for a living? I'm sorry, but I seriously doubt that to be true.

You is write. Me don'ts know hows to right.

I'ze gonna reed moar boox so I be smart lyke u.

Look, I really don't think that you would be able to write a good screenplay without having read good books. The fact that your satire above implies that you equate spelling with writing is case in point. That being said, you don't neccessarily need a "good screenplay" to get something shot. What kind of screenplays do you write?

I would heartily reccommend reading books, it would significantly (over time) improve your own writing. Try reading short stories first, if attention span is the issue. Stephen King has some collections with very short stories, which are engaging. Some of my first books (after the Hardy Boys) were by him. From there, you can expand into Sci-Fi, or reading plays. From there, you can tackle real novels. To think that they are not related is like thinking that a Chef can make a great meal, and not enjoy eating. Never trust a skinny Chef.