Comments on: What Are the Main Influences on a Writer? Quote of the Day #21 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/what-are-the-main-influences-on-a-writer-quote-of-the-day-21/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/what-are-the-main-influences-on-a-writer-quote-of-the-day-21/#comment-1197 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:34:08 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/what-are-the-main-influences-on-a-writer-quote-of-the-day-21/#comment-1197 Thanks for asking. The original Nancy Drew mysteries had a big impact on me for some of the reasons that “White Fang” affected you. Within the limits of her privileged life, Nancy had a great sense of adventure and curiosity about the world. She took risks that other girls didn’t. I’m almost afraid to read the newer version of the series. If anybody has tamed Nancy, I don’t want to know …

]]> By: P http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/what-are-the-main-influences-on-a-writer-quote-of-the-day-21/#comment-1152 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:35:36 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/what-are-the-main-influences-on-a-writer-quote-of-the-day-21/#comment-1152 Oh! This is interesting! Yes…now that I think of it, it does make sense. The first real book that I loved was Jack London’s White Fang. I wanted to move to Alaska after that book. Still do, 30 years later! What I took from it was a sense of roughness, survival and pushing up against your limits and I guess I can see that in my writing now. (Especially the ‘roughness’)

Now it’s old and classic Updike that influences me (with a touch of ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ and ‘Hand Hand Fingers Thumb’ :) )

What about you?

peace,
P

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