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Q&A Should I write a novel if I haven't read many?

I have heard people telling that they have read so many books and have a mini library at their houses. I did not read many books (I am 17 and do not have much time as I balance school, special clas...

5 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Siddharth Venu‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:29:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31906
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Siddharth Venu‭ · 2019-12-08T07:29:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have heard people telling that they have read so many books and have a mini library at their houses. I did not read many books (I am 17 and do not have much time as I balance school, special classes and software development. I am extremely interested in reading books, though I cannot right now), but I have read _The Hunger Games_ Series by Suzanne Collins, _The Shiva Trilogy_ by Amish and all books (about 60-70) of _Goosebumps_ by R.L. Stine. Though you may think that I have read many books in Goosebumps, people say that they are like short stories and cannot be considered a book.

I fantasize about writing a fantasy novel. I have an outline of it and have written the first chapter. But I am afraid I do not have enough knowledge about the book-reading community as to what pleases them. Do I continue writing the novel, or do I need more experience in reading books first?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-12-10T07:44:45Z (almost 7 years ago)
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