Writers iLike

I’ve been trying to find inspiration from other music writers. To be honest, I didn’t have a particular favourite. I have favourite writers but mostly they are novel writers like Paul Coelho, Mitch Albom, F. Scott Fitzgerald. I like these writers because they always manage to evoke this great emotional response from me, they are great storytellers, not just good writers. Mitch Albom in particular – I feel like I’m 100% there at the scene when I read his stories. And I love how he always reference a particular song in his stories. He’s able to make you as if you’re friends with him, friends with his characters in a way.  I think Mark Mordue has a similar effect on me, he’s also a great storyteller, he makes it personal but it doesn’t annoy me.But it’s subjective, not everyone would agree with me. One of my friends couldn’t enjoy Mitch Albom’s writing. I think that’s how I realise that these writers whom I like could help me hone my own writing voice.  It’s my goal to work towards this writing style for my honours articles. It’s not going to be easy at all for me, so I will keep on practising.

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