I'm in the same boat as @viking-ventures at the moment. Currently, most of the things I read are my own writings, over and over and over as I struggle to edit and perfect them and prepare them for the eyes of other people! :D
There is one book that I'm itching to read though. It's one I've read many times before, but you know, you get these urges to read them over again. The author is Roderick Anscombe and the book is The Secret Life of Lazslo, Count Dracula.
( Here is a link to the GoodReads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1123376.The_Secret_Life_Of_Laszlo_Count_Dracula )
It's a psychiatric interpretation of the classic vampire tale. First person, in diary-entry form, and it's absolutely mesmerising how the author gets you into the character's head, and allows you to truly feel for the guy even as he's... well, doing what he does. It's fantastic. I can't recommend it enough!
I know what you mean about editing over and over again... As I share my Friendship on Fire novella, there were quite a number of changes this past edit - in fact, I've done further editing since I read it to my husband - to bring up the level of romance in it a tad.
I guess at some point, we have to recognize that it will never be "perfect" and we must not limit ourselves because of that drive... Thankfully, the reader is more forgiving than that.
I have had to deal with consistency errors since all of my stuff is intertwined and very closely related. This week, I've been working on an actual novel that started work a number of years ago - I haven't touched it in nearly 10! and many of my concepts have evolved significantly since then. I still have some "issues" which will have to be either adjusted, or addressed in a historical sense. Thankfully, it's at a very different point on my timeline, so it's possible.
Yes! Thankfully the reader is more forgiving than us perfectionists! :D I'm also thankful that I don't feel the urge to edit when it comes to Steemit things, I'd never get anything done, saving the brainpower for the intending-to-publish projects.
I will have to have a read of your Friendship on Fire - I haven't read a romance in ages. Actually, I haven't really read much in ages at all. I still have two books sitting on my shelf that a friend self-published and... he's almost finished his third. And here I am wanting to read that Dracula interpretation I've read a hundred times already! I'm a terrible friend, obviously, haha.
With consistency - that's the whole purpose of me dabbling in my Skyswept chapters here. It's a period of time in between what I would like to be my book #1 and #2, and I'm making sure everything fits together, and at the same time it's fleshing things out a bit more in general so I have a larger overall grasp on the world.
I can also ramble like no body's business, so. I'll shush while I'm three paragraphs ahead! :D
I'm the same way! We writers... well, we like to write!!! It is very unusual for me to find people willing/able to outwrite me.
HAHAHA about wanting to reread Dracula, while having a dozen other things begging to be read, lol. I don't often visit the same book twice, strangely. .. except children's books, of course. There are books I'd like to read again, such as some of the Dan Brown books, but I don't feel I really have the time when there are so many things that need to be read for the first time.
Anyway, I hope you do get a chance to visit and let me know what you think. I'll try to do the same on your Skyswept writing. :-)
I've heard about this one. It's been one that I've meant to read and then kept forgetting about. Another to add to my backlog of books that I want to read....
What sort of books do you write? I can relate to the tediousness of rereading and editing. I do the same for recordings, by the end of the process my head is spinning and everything sounds weird!
You two writers are going to end up with a mini novel here in itself....
A little bit of action, a little bit of adventure, a little bit of sci-fi, a little bit of fantasy to carry a lot of romance... I (almost strictly) write at the novella length - 20-40k words or 50-100 pages. It's meant to be short and sweet, perfect for a bedtime read, especially for the single dreamer that I was for many years. I love to develop relationships between people with lots of characterization and 'painting with words...'
As I said in my other comment, George Lucas is a huge inspiration for me. My A'mara are very Jedi-like, but they've developed into their own group without a doubt.
It does sound very interesting, do you earn a living from books? How did you fall into becoming a writer?
hahaha - I wish I was making a living at it. Maybe one day... but I'm terrible at marketing, so even if I'm good enough, I will need someone else to help me take that next step.
Yes, we were a bit chatterboxy, haha! :D It's always wonderful to meet new people going through the same thing as you, another person to help support in the Wild Ocean Depths of Steemit.
The Secret Life of Lazslo, Count Dracula is definitely a must-read. Though, reading through the GoodReads reviews, lots of people didn't share my opinion. But I find that happens with most things I read. I have a HUGE love for flowing, poetic, superfluous prose, each word a delight. If you like lots of words that enable you to become one with the character you're reading, you should fall into it! If you prefer a concise, to the point, get-on-with-it approach... it may not be for you.
It happens with the written word too! Write the same word enough times and it doesn't look real anymore. You start to second guess if it's even spelt correctly or if it means what you think it means. Then you remove it. And the next time you go through the paragraph, "Hey, where did that word go?" and you put it back in, haha! Frustrating. ~ I'm trying my hand at fantasy. :) Not high fantasy of elves and goblins and dragons, but a basic magic versus those without the gift, the politics behind it all, and inevitable dissent.(I'm rambling again. Another page added to this novel in your comment section, haha!)
Hmmm, that fantasy hook seems like a good one. The might and magic, questing and save the world has been done to death. The political and social effects of having a 'superior' class sounds much more intriguing!