Life through my Eyes

Why do you read?

I was just sitting here today getting ready to read another Danielle Steel novel my fourth within this week, not counting one Johanna Lindsey novel. I got to thinking, "Why do we read?" In my case, it's for knowledge of how other's write their stories, call it research if you want. I also have a few other reasons like for the sheer fun of it, it is an escape from my reality as I know it right now, romance, laughter the characters come alive in book's like Danielle Steel, Johanna Lindsey, Sandra Brown, Justin Crown, Steven King and we can not forget my dear relative Mark Twain. Wow, that was a mouth full and just a tip of the iceberg if you ask me.

I realized today that if we didn't have writers like us out there telling their stories, ideas or even sharing our knowledge that it would be a very dull universe. As I read "Passions Promise" yesterday, I slipped into the characters and disappeared into their world, unlike mine. I realized that there's so much pain and love in this world, that others need in order to survive. We are not to be left alone but there are so many of us now that are. I picked up "Miracles" after that and it transported me to San Fransico, which I love. It gave me another glimpse of pain and love when two people join together.

I know that when I laugh, cry and ok I'm going to say it, get involved, wrapped up into the characters. It is a darn great book. So no matter the reason you read or write it will impact someone's life. Letting your readers see from your heart, your point of view, thoughts and yip feelings that you put into your characters can transport them from their reality and give them an escape from their humdrum lives as they see it.

So, "Why do you read?"

May you have a truly amazing day my friends,
LegendaryMask