{"id":26523,"date":"2022-10-15T13:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=26523"},"modified":"2022-12-26T03:31:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T07:31:22","slug":"how-do-you-read-like-a-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/10\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you read like a writer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Read for technique, not just for information and entertainment<\/h2>\n<p>Years ago, I ran across this passage Stephen Schiff wrote about Australian film director Fred Schepisi for <em>The New Yorker<\/em>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30731\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/10\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer.png\" data-orig-size=\"533,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"how-do-you-read-like-a-writer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don\u2019t just read as a reader&lt;\/strong&gt;. 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Read as a writer. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/smiling-black-young-man-glasses-holding-1296335626&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by fizkes&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer.png\" alt=\"How do you read like a writer?\" title=\"How do you read like a writer?\" width=\"533\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer.png 533w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-do-you-read-like-a-writer-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Don\u2019t just read as a reader<\/strong>. Read as a writer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/smiling-black-young-man-glasses-holding-1296335626\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by fizkes<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"excerptbox\" style=\"border:1px solid black;\">As Schepisi talks, his hands play along: they\u2019re the nipping boat, they\u2019re the foaming river; when they clap, they\u2019re the waterfall. He\u2019s not a tall man, but his billowing midriff and cowboy swagger convey an impression of size. His hair is long and lank and strawberry blond, and he\u2019s currently making one of his periodic stabs at a beard: it\u2019s growing in little red islands.<\/p>\n<p>Schepisi is fifty-three now, but his frisky, ingenuous demeanor makes him seem much younger. He has a great, probing snout and merry little eyes, and these things, along with an enormous, face-splitting grin, put you in mind of a dolphin inviting you in for a splash.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Later, I interviewed a startup president whose gestures reminded me of Schiff\u2019s Schepisi. I noted the entrepreneur\u2019s hand movements and wrote this lead:<\/p>\n<div class=\"excerptbox\" style=\"border:1px solid black;\">As Jeff McMurphy speaks, his hands move along: They spread, and they\u2019re the Tandem computer; they arc, and they\u2019re the ISDN line. When they meet, they\u2019re the relationship between McMurphy\u2019s company and its clients.<\/p>\n<p>When McMurphy gets excited, his hands move faster. And when he talks about using technology to help people work better, easier and faster, they move very fast, indeed.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s definitely not Schiff \u2014 today, I shudder at the verb <em>move<\/em> \u2014 but it\u2019s a whole lot better than it would have been without Schiff.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t just read as a reader.<\/h3>\n<p>To model the masters, make sure you\u2019re not just reading as a reader.<\/p>\n<p>Readers read for information and entertainment. Writers read for information and entertainment, too. But they also read for something else: technique.<\/p>\n<p>Another writer might introduce you to a new way of crafting a headline, mastering a metaphor, structuring a story or describing gestures.<\/p>\n<p>How do you read as a writer? Every time you read your favorite books or a piece of creative writing you love, focus on technique, not just the story. You\u2019ll learn to read for writing, not just for pleasure and information.<\/p>\n<p>How do you separate your reader from your writer so you can see the technique?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Move from your pleasure-reading spot<\/strong>. I do my writer-reading on planes and at my desk. I read as a reader on my couch or in bed. Read the book or other piece in the right spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Before you start reading, gather the right tools<\/strong>. Reading like a writer used to take highlighters, pencils and sticky notes. Now I use my Kindle\u2019s clippings and notes features to capture great passages and write myself notes about them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t get swept away<\/strong>. The problem with reading as a writer is that when you read the good stuff, you can get lost in the prose. When you feel this happening, force yourself to snap out of it and focus again on technique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I never would have remembered Schiff\u2019s passage when I needed it if I\u2019d read it only as a reader. But because I had my writer hat on \u2014 because I noticed and studied the technique \u2014 I was able to take Schiff\u2019s approach into my toolkit.<\/p>\n<h3>Create a clip file.<\/h3>\n<p>While you\u2019re reading, look for passages to save and study. Every time you hear yourself saying, \u201cI wish I\u2019d written that,\u201d \u201cthat\u201d goes into your clip file.<\/p>\n<p>The result will be an archive of tantalizing twists of phrase, powerful plays on words and stunning snippets of storytelling. Then, when you need to write a creative passage, you can dip into your clips and riff off of one of your favorites.<\/p>\n<p>One of the passages in my clip file is:<\/p>\n<div class=\"excerptbox\" style=\"border:1px solid black;\">After getting steamed in a sauna, soaked in a whirlpool, kneeded from head to toe, massaged by warm water jets, scrubbed with scented exfoliating creams, rubbed with custom-blended oils, wrapped in warm towels, and otherwise buffed, polished, creamed, and swaddled, even the most stressed-out work junkie leaves the Aveda Spa Retreat feeling weak-kneed and rejuvenated.<\/div>\n<p>When I invited participants in a workshop to model that passage, one wrote:<\/p>\n<div class=\"excerptbox\" style=\"border:1px solid black;\">After driving from dealership to dealership, having your back slapped and your arm pumped, hearing this half truth and that outright lie, being offered cup after cup of tepid coffee and watching your credit card history get inspected under a microscope \u2014 even the most stressed-out soul can leave Ugly Duckling Automotive in a shiny, clean car with your name on the title.<\/div>\n<p>In another workshop, a P.R. agency\u2019s accountant \u2014 the accountant! \u2014 modeled that passage to come up with this sentence:<\/p>\n<div class=\"excerptbox\" style=\"border:1px solid black;\">After being swindled by a wolf, bitten by a shark, taxed by a giant, outwitted by a bear and bucked from a bull, you can find comfort and security in a Prudential Mutual Fund.<\/div>\n<p>If an accountant (did I mention it was the accountant?!) can come up with that passage, imagine what you can do!<br \/>\n___<\/p>\n<p>Source: Stephen Schiff, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/archive\/1993\/12\/20\/1993_12_20_060_TNY_CARDS_000365898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Cinematic Gallant<\/a>,\u201d <em>The New Yorker<\/em>, Dec. 20, 1993, p. 60<\/p>\n<div id='MC-ST' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-19\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><a title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/writing-classes\/business-storytelling-training\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/storytelling-workshop.png\" alt=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/storytelling-workshop.png\" alt=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max\"><\/noscript><\/a><h3>How can you tell better business stories?<\/h3>\r\n<p>Stories are so effective that Og Mandino, the late author of the bestselling <em>The Greatest Salesman in the World<\/em>, says, \u201cIf you have a point, find a story.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Learn to find, develop and write stories that engage readers\u2019 hearts and minds in our <a title=\"Master the Art of Storytelling - Ann Wylie's creative-content workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/writing-classes\/business-storytelling-training\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Master the Art of Storytelling workshops<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>There, you\u2019ll learn how to find the aha! moment that\u2019s the gateway to every anecdote. 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