![]() Plotlines that are never a single line, but a bunch of them interwoven and masterfully spun out. So many characters, all of whom you get to know over the course of one book or several. Such a brilliantly multifaceted fictional world. When I tried to read Pratchett like a writer, I gave up pretty fast. I started studying writing craft around the same time I first read Going Postal, back in 2007. It never hurts to study someone else’s tricks. What is this author doing? What makes the story tick? I try to get inside the magic and deconstruct it a little. ![]() Other times, I try to read like a writer. When I’m reading, sometimes I’m “just” reading to experience a story. When I started learning about writing craft, it became something a little different. At first, I read them just because they were fabulous stories and I loved getting lost in them. ![]() A friend introduced me to his writing about twenty years ago now, and I quickly got hold of everything I could find. I have a bookcase of which two shelves are nothing but Pratchett. I’ve read all of the Discworld books, most of them many times. ![]() Pratchett is one of my great writing heroes. ![]() At the same time, it’s one of those books where you notice something new with every repeat visit. I would love to be able to read it again with new eyes: I remember how much fun it was to get lost in the story for the first time. I’m not sure exactly how many times, but it came out in 2004, and I think I first read it in 2007, and it’s probably been once every couple of years on average since then. As you can see, I’ve read this book a lot. ![]()
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