Truth be told, I am far far behind on my summer writing project, but I am going to try and make headway with it while in Malta this year. I'm hoping that the change of scenery will help clear and focus my mind. This room is so small now, and, though adorned in all sorts of decoration, seems to have a little left to offer me in way of inspiration. I wonder if my imagination has grown small, or has been sucked dry by my Uni work. The latter is more likely, my imagination would be hard-pushed to wither at this stage of development, and my dreams are as vivid as ever.
Consequently, this summer, I have a whole load of books set up to be read. I also plan to have one on the go all the time from now on. If I'm honest I'll say that being told what to read and when to read it by has had a negative effect on me. I get the same thing with films, if people say I need to see something I immediately do not want to see it; however, this state of mind only lasts if I get told I need to see it often (this is what happened with the film Fight Club as well as the Uni books). For two years I have only been able to read in the summer, if at all. Last year I read The Timetraveler's Wife which was forced upon me by Hayley, possibly the only exception to the "Need to do" rule.
Here is the list of books I would like to read this summer:
- Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
- The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
- Watership Down - Richard Adams (this will be a multiple re-read, I love this book, it's probably my favourite).
- Ghosts of Ascalon - Matt Forbeck and Jeff Grubb (seriously, I should've read this one already being the Guild Wars whore I am).
- Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb
Hopefully with this much reading going on (and a change of scenery) I'll gain enough inspiration to start writing again.
I leave for Malta in three days. Hopefully I'll have a fair amount to post about from then on. I may not have time to post it though.
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