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Reading With New Eyes

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I discovered yesterday that becoming an author has ruined my enjoyment of some books. It’s something that I find very depressing.

It all began when I rushed to buy a new book from one of my favourite indie authors. As it is someone on my must buy list I was extremely excited by the new release and bounced with joy that I had a few days off to read it.

Tossing all will to write aside, I grabbed a coffee,  got comfortable,  and opened my kindle eager to get lost in a story I knew I would enjoy….and that’s when the problems started….

I was extremely disappointed to notice that some of the key points I have learnt in my writing journey had been totally disregarded by one of my favourite authors.

As I trolled through he said/she said… Total lacks of action tags,  and constant repeated words in sentences…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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