Ghostwriter Talks About Reading Lists (for research)
One of the first steps to writing well is reading. I go through the reasons why you should read a lot, and I provide some examples and recommendations for major genres that aspiring writers are aiming to write for. Feel free to add more recommendations in the comment section below!
[Thanks to Sim for these lovely time stamps!]
0:00 Intro commentary
2:05 Genres List & Commentary
3:22 Children's Lit Top 5 with commentary
3:42 Children's Lit Also Mentions & Commentary
4:45 Children's Drama Intro
4:54 Children's Drama Top 5 & Commentary
5:39 Children's Drama Also Mentions & Commentary
6:37 Children's Fantasy Intro
6:52 Children's Fantasy Top 5 & Commentary
7:40 Children's Fantasy Also Mentions & Commentary
9:07 Children's Historical Fiction Intro
9:16 Children's Historical Fiction Top 5
9:30 Children's Historical Fiction Also Mentions & Commentary
10:45 Comedy Intro
11:34 Comedy Top 5
11:53 Comedy Also Mentions & Commentary
13:37 Drama Intro & Top 5
14:06 Drama Also Mentions & Commentary
15:34 Fantasy Intro
16:12 Fantasy Top 5 & Commentary
16:39 Fantasy Also Mentions & Commentary
17:37 Historical Fiction Intro
18:07 Historical Fiction Top 5
18:23 Historical Fiction Also Mentions & Commentary
19:16 Horror Intro
19:53 Horror Top 5 & Commentary
20:27 Horror Also Mentions & Commentary
21:16 LitFic Intro
22:04 LitFic Top 5
22:16 LitFic Also Mentions & Commentary
22:56 Mystery Intro
24:02 Mystery Top 5
24:23 Mystery Also Mentions
25:01 Poetry Intro
25:22 Poetry List & Commentary
27:26 Romance Intro
28:22 Romance Top 5
28:40 Romance Also Mentions & Commentary
29:37 Science Fiction Intro
30:05 Sci-Fi Top 5 & Commentary
31:17 Sci-Fi Also Mentions & Commentary
32:13 Thriller Intro
32:26 Thriller Top 5
32:36 Thriller Also Mentions
32:58 Thriller Disclaimer
33:26 Western Books Disclaimer
34:07 Western Intro
34:16 Western List
34:33 Conclusion