tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post2235089291305095067..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Read Out LoudUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-78261654369407561472010-07-09T16:54:13.368-05:002010-07-09T16:54:13.368-05:00Neil Gaiman is another author who does do readings...Neil Gaiman is another author who does do readings and they are hugely entertaining. In fact, since he reads much of his own work, that is my preferred method to digest Gaiman.<br /><br />There is a danger for us book nerds: the curse of knowing too much about an author before he/she arrives at our local bookstores. There was a famous author whom I tremendously enjoy reading and about whom I've done considerable research. He never even attempted to read his then-latest book and shot straight into Q&A. The problem I encountered was that the inane questions being asked, *I* knew all the answers, just by reading his blog. It was pretty darn boring.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-88141369045505464732010-07-09T13:14:46.011-05:002010-07-09T13:14:46.011-05:00Great point, Russel. Keep the reading to a minimum...Great point, Russel. Keep the reading to a minimum, and for those authors who tend to mumble when they speak, don't read at all. Don't even do the event. Instead, practice up on public speaking before appearing somewhere before an audience.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-3364440440503988112010-07-09T04:41:23.462-05:002010-07-09T04:41:23.462-05:00I agree about readings. Tiny little bits are OK bu...I agree about readings. Tiny little bits are OK but you can see an audience getting restless when people start reading pages and pages. As well as the you mention I once heard Joe Lansdale read and could have listened to him for HOURS. I wanted to invite him to come home as reader in residence and read to me every day.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.com