Write Away

I just realized that "what book do you wish you'd written" is going to become a "recommend me a book!" topic, because now I really want to read Lady Audley's Secret. :D I love reading a beautiful narrative, though it's hard for me to write - I always worry that I fall into purple prose when I try.

I try to write things I get excited about, but I always wonder if I'd actually enjoy reading the things I write. If I forget about some writing file I worked on for a couple of months (years, etc) and try to read it with a more fresh mind, it's usually pretty hit or miss. But I've surprisingly liked some of my old stuff more than I did when I was writing it, so there's that.