Favorite Author-Sterling Paulson

Unfortunately, I have let my reading for pleasure fall by the wayside as I've moved through high school and began college. However, one of the first authors that comes to my mind when I think of literature that I enjoy is JK Rowling. While she may not have the most formal style, I honestly loved her books. I think that she is an example of how a good author addresses his/her audience. She didn't put forth literature that will be pored over for years and studied in classrooms, but what she did do is create thousands of pages of writing that readers could relate to. In fact, her writing was so attractive to an audience that I included myself in that people waited in line for releases of her books way in advance. By use of imagery and good descriptions she created a vivid environment that I could almost put myself in when I read her books. Her writing also included suspense and situational set-up that made you not want to put the books down. She was also quite adept at creating situations with her characters that I could relate to as if they were my real-life peers. I think that this is what is attractive about her style. It is relatable, and in making the reader relate to characters, the reader becomes more engaged and feels an emotional investment to the characters.