Writers as Readers

3. I would say my writing style is most like Ted Dekker's, but that's not entirely true. I believe the reason I look up to him as an author is because of how much I enjoy his writing style. Most other books I just cannot get into because I do not like the way the author writes. As a girl who has dreams

of becoming an author, I want to imitate his writing because other people may be out there just like me, who love Ted Dekker's books because of his figurative language and his particular writing style. Another reason how I believe I write like him is because what he does with his stories. He has just a regular story line, but in order to get the whole picture, one needs to read in between the lines. It is kind of like in Narnia how the Lion Represents Jesus and the killing of the lion represents Jesus's death. But in the end, the lion did not die, symbolizing how Jesus rose again. Ted Dekker's message isn't always religious like that, but is presented in the same manner. I like that because what most authors do is just write a story with a plot and a climax and characters, but Ted Dekker goes above and beyond. That is what I want to imitate.

9. When I finished reading most Ted Dekker books, I was angry.  

You might be thinking, why would she absolutely love Ted Dekker's books if she is angry after she finishes one? Well, maybe that's why I like him. He is not afraid to do things that most authors are. He takes risks and it's so unlike any author that whatever

happens is a total suprise. For example, he is not afraid of killing off many of his characters or turning the good guys into people who want to destroy all of what is good. He is also not afraid of creating a whole entire story just to say at the end that none of it was real. This always makes me mad. Not just mad but angry, frustrated, confused, and sometimes just hate life. But no other author does that. He stands out and jumps off of the cliff towards insanity. If you don't get what I'm trying to say, then answer me this: 

Why do we like to watch daredevils risk their life to be entertaining? Why do we like to watch AFV when it is just showing people getting seriously hurt or doing something stupid?

10. I do. I never read Harry Potter before this year because my parents never let me. I judge a book

by its cover. I will just listen to the title of a book and tell you whether or not I will read the book. I know what I’m looking for. When I find it, I find it. If the name’s cliché, the book is probable cliché. If there is a picture of a person on the cover, I don’t like to read it because it takes away from my creative imagination. If the book involves a boy saving the girl, I don’t like it. If the last page gives me a summary of what happened in the whole entire book, I don’t read it because it doesn’t end on a cliff hanger. The “ifs” go on and on. That’s just how I am.

11. No. I write for my own liking in the hopes that I will get something from it. If someone else would get something from my work, that’s just a plus. I think the audience that would like my work would be all ages. My vocabulary might be a little difficult for an elementary age kid and even a middle school age kid. But I write for all ages. I try to satisfy not for the mind, but for the soul. As long as they walk away thinking, boy, that was deep or this really gave me the encouragement that I needed, or even darn, I didn’t realize how ratchet my life is, then my goal is complete. Nothing is different if I just write for myself or if I write for the public eye. I have nothing to hide. If anything, it’s the exact opposite.