My Reading Challenge

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As a writer, I will do anything necessary to improve my writing skills. And I mean just about anything. Actually, a month or so ago, I got some money together, put on a hat and sunglasses (it was raining) and I went to the store and bought the new “Twilight” book. (The one where they gender swapped the characters. When I went through the checkout, the cashier asked me if I needed a bag. I told him “Yes, because I don’t want anyone to see that I am buying this.” He started laughing and asked me if it was a gift or for me. This is what I said. “Sadly, it’s for me. I am a writer. I write books. I have made it my goal to read almost everything I can. I want to read this so I can learn from it.” He told me that was actually a good idea and he understood. Right now, I have challenged myself. Last year I released a book on amazon. I feel that I did a pretty decent job, but I also feel there is always room for improvement. My challenge, is to read all of V.C. Andrews books that are available. I also made it a goal to read 50 books this last year. (I completed this goal in about 5 months) and then next year my goal will be to read 100 books. I feel that until I read about 150 books, I will not be ready to publish my next couple books. I chose V.C. Andrews, because I wanted to stick with an author that sticks with the same writing style. I know that she died in 1986 and any book that has been released since then was actually written by her ghostwriter (Andrew Neiderman). However, doing it this way has taught me a great deal of information. I have learned to try and not use the same phrases too much. I have also learned that if I want to have all my books or even several of them, be in the same style, to change it up a bit. I am excited to finish this challenge and will be posting book reviews. I have so many to post, because I just joined this site, so I might post a few each day!