Friday, September 9, 2011

A READER OR A WRITER...WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BE?


This is for the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour 9 and as always Dora has thrown a googly at us ( In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right arm leg spin bowler….basically to confuse the batsmen) and the topic of this tour is a Googly ---a reader or a writer, which would you rather be?

There are other creative and talented writers in this tour who are offering their opinions. Please to visit them.

This is akin to asking whom do you love more – dad or mom?
When I was not writing, I was quenching my thirst by reading, sometimes at such a feverish speed that I was compromising on the household chores and then chastising myself for the work not done.

Reading is a getaway – to another world, into the writer’s mind, to another place, another time. It is all about gaining knowledge however small it is. Reading offers a fresh or new perspective, a new dimension to our notions.

“For me books have been a life-long resource to learning, laughter, solace, excitement, inspiration. At your library, the world awaits you, free for the asking.” Lady Bird Johnson



“Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows – Part 2.

We write for the same reason we read books that others will read what we have written. Writers are readers first. If nothing we all read what our critics have to say!

Since I have started writing, I have broken boundaries I had set for myself. You can run amok, fly high in the sky, go anywhere, do anything, climb the highest mountain, or dive deep into the sea, travel in space or beyond………it is limitless. Like any other art there are no limits in creativity….only the ones you set for yourself. More than the appreciation I feel it is the acceptance of the readers which motivates a writer to write.

A writer’s mind is never idle, always dreaming, conjuring images and weaving words.
I prefer this form of expressing myself. 

1. Karen - http://www.karenvwasylowski.blogspot.com
2. Roy - http://royd-spiltmilk.blogspot.com/ 
3. Janu - http://janukulkarni.blogspot.com
4. Karen - http://www.britsunited.blogspot.com
5. Dora - http://peacefrompieces.blogspot.com/
6. Nat -  http://readingromances.wordpress.com/
7. Deborah - http://deborahbatterman.com/
8. Sarah - http://sarahbutland.com/blog/ 
9. Sulekha - http://sulekkha.blogspot.com/ 

10. Dora - http://blogaliciousauthors.blogspot.com/ 

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11 comments:

  1. deepsSeptember 10, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Maybe our mood has a lot to do with what we do… write or read or….
    And what we write and what we read…..

    and thanks for these options :)

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  2. RenuSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    I love to read.it gives me an insight to many things, and then I love to write my thoughts:)

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  3. sulekkhaSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Janaki, A writer's mind is never idle, so true. Like your reasons for writing and how you express yourself so well.

    My post is up
    http://sulekkha.blogspot.com/2011/09/reader-or-writerwhich-would-you-rather.html

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  4. JANUSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Renu - Reading and writing are like twins. Thanks for stopping by.

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  5. JANUSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Sulekha - Loved your post.....we are writers in arms! xxxx

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  6. Sonia RumziSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    I like that you have broken boundaries that you set for yourself. That in itself means that you are growing wings to fly. Lovely post as always.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Hello Janu,
    I like writing blog post, and I like reading other blogs. You are right! Reading and writing are twins!:)

    J

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  8. JANUSeptember 10, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Thanks Sonia...:-)

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  9. JANUSeptember 10, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Cartoon Coach - Thanks.

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  10. Shelley WorkingerSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    Yay for telling me about "googly" - now I just have to work it into my regular conversations!
    Do you think the founders of "Google" were in any way thinking of that?

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  11. UnknownSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    I love the way you said "it's breaking boundaries". It helps us out of our comfort zones isn't it. As always, awesome piece and thank you for joining the tour. Best wishes - Dora

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