![]() 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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