Ask the Critic: Time spent reading/writing
C.T. Henry asks:
How many books do you read in a week? How much time do you spend writing vs. reading?
I already shared some numbers in my post summing up my stats for 2007. But, in general, I try to read 3 books per week. I didn't quite make it there this last year, but I was close. It takes me a fair bit of reading time to get to that, as I'm not an especially fast reader.
I don't spend much time writing reviews in an average week. Although I'm a slow reader, I'm a fast writer, and can produce a column or single-book review in a couple of hours at most. So I spend far more time reading the books than writing the reviews.
Some weeks I don't read anything, but then once in a while I'll read three books over a weekend. Usually old paperbacks picked up at the half-price store.
Posted by: Graham Powell | January 23, 2008 at 04:37 PM
3 a week? I can get in 1, maybe 1 and a 1/2 a week while still having a life.
Like you, the writing part, while I don't like to produce crap so I'm careful, doesn't take long.
Posted by: Cameron Hughes | January 23, 2008 at 08:29 PM
One book a week? Slacker!
Posted by: David J. Montgomery | January 24, 2008 at 09:27 AM