Thank you Elf for asking us another question 🙂
Elf: Have any of you reviewers been bitten by the bug to write your own stories? Happy anniversary to you!
Pizzygirl:
No thank you! I am not creative enough for that and much prefer reading.
Louisa:
Jen B:
Cindy:
I was bitten before I ever started to review for the blog. I have several books out and another one coming out soon. I always say I was a reader first though.
Donna:
I love writing stories. Have done for as long as I can remember. But they’re just for me and I’ll never try to publish them. Mainly because I don’t think I could deal with the criticism. While I’m pretty good at dishing it out, I know that I’m a big baby about getting it back. And lets face it, some reviewers out there are pretty vicious!!
Tammy:
Ah no! I consider my reviews to be mini stories 😊
Dani(elle):
I did write some fanfiction and something I think I would like to try to write an m/m book but I am way to busy with life , blogging and I love to read way to much I guess 🙂
Marieke:
Ha, yes. And I did. I wrote under a pseudonym and didn’t tell my fellow reviewers, only Dani. So when someone reviewed it at the blog, it was an honest review. The reviewer was shocked later when she found out it was my book and told me she was glad she didn’t gave it a bad review or she’d feel guilty. That’s nonsense of course, because a review is a personal opinion and you can’t be mad at someone for not liking something. It’s like being mad someone doesn’t like the color blue…silly.
Roberta:
I love the written word. I love falling into a story and just being there…however, i don’t have the heart to write. I would rather read then write like that. I want to fall into the stories, not tell them.
I give MAJOR PROPS to those who can…otherwise my life would be rather dull.
Vicki:
Nope!! I don’t have a story in me that wants to get out…. and writing would take away time from reading! I am quite happy as a reader and reviewer.
Dan:
This one is easy for me to answer. Yes, I caught the bug. I published a novella of my own in March and have two books coming , I am also working on a Gothic horror/ghost story outside the m/m genre.
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I was wondering the same thing, so thank you for asking. Now I know that not all of you are having the urge to write your own story. I am very curious about the stories by the ones who do.
I wonder, how has reviewing affected your own writing?
Interesting answers. I think it’s cool when people find the muse to write something either for themselves or to share with others. I find it equally cool, when people take the time to give writers feedback as beta reader or reviewer.
I don’t want to write either. I much prefer being on the reading side of the equation!
That was a great question. I don’t think I have a writer in me either. I love reading too much to have time for writing… And I lack the courage as well!
Thanks for the answers… I think readers are sometimes hit by the writing bug too. Luckily I enjoy being a reader than a writer LOL
Thank you all for your answers 🙂
I’m still smiling just rereading your answers. I admire authors so much, even if they just write reviews, so you’re all just great! Bask in the glory!!!
Very nice answers. It’s great to hear that reading has inspired some of you to write and learn that you’re better suited for other things =)
I loved reading these answers! Some of your writing styles really would lend themselves well to fiction, so I can totally understand those who’ve written, well publicly or privately.
Thanks so much for answering my question. I agree with many of you, I am much happier on this side of the book…reading, editing, and reviewing, lol.