Reading and writing.

[foxmonkey]

So...if you write fic, do you read it as well?

I'm asking because I read a comment in a community where the poster (a writer) said that she rarely reads other people's fic unless it's recommended. This just boggles the hell out of me. I get the theory (bad!fic abounds!) but...well, I just can't wrap my brain around it.

Maybe I'm just a Philistine who'll read anything that's put in her path. ;-) Well, not everything, I do have standards, but, yeah. I don't need a rec to read. Hmmm. Just wondering if this is more common than not.

Comments

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

Absolutely, I read. It's kind of scary, sometimes, how MUCH I read -- but I can't imagine not reading. Yeah, I'm cautious about my reading (because I do *not* like the taste of badfic, thanks *g*), but it's also how I find new, good authors. And new ideas to explore in my own way. And interact with other fans and writers.

I know a few people who don't read fic -- though they write it -- or read very little. I don't get it, either.