A Writer's Biography, Volume III, Part 4: On Leaving an Author Behind

There's always been discussion about whether to separate artists and their behavior in real life from their art. This debate has grown exponentially given the political climate over the past two years, but that is just a reflection of the conflict that has gone on for many years before.

It may be strange that I'm posting this as a Writer's Biography blog, but I've long held to the belief of Stephen King and others that reading other people's work is nearly as much a part of building a writer as the actual writing process itself. So, something having to do with what I chose to read in the past, present, and future is part of building me as a writer moving forward.

I've written before about authors I've admired in this series, as well as authors that I've fallen out of love with for various reasons. However, I'm finding myself making more decisions regarding what authors I choose to read and what authors I choose not to read.

Basically, more and more new authors are coming out with more an…