Q&A for How to Read a Novel

Keep a dictionary with you while you read, or use a Kindle/eReader as those often have built-in dictionaries that you can access while reading.

What's wrong with writing your own story? You can't stop your imagination willingly, so you might as well see where it takes you. But if you really want to read a novel without such thoughts, you can try to focus on analyzing what you are reading to "substitute" the thoughts. This would be the ideal way to read the novel with a better understanding of it. But realistically, it can't be helped.

Picking any book, you must be sure that you like the plot before you read it. Once you have started reading the book, if you are interested enough, you can definitely understand the book. If you do have trouble comprehending a paragraph or chapter, re-read it.

That depends on what kind of fight scene you're writing. The general tips are to use short, choppy sentences, intense language and word choice, and to keep the action moving. That said, you have to consider what will suit your scene in particular.

Indulging means allowing yourself access to something you enjoy. For example, if you like chocolate, you could say, "I am indulging in chocolate" when you're eating it.

The majority of Wuthering Heights is told from Nelly's perspective. She tells the story in the third person, and tries to guess what everyone else is thinking and feeling. Some of it is written from Lockwood's perspective, and he tells his parts of the story in the first person. It sounds like you might benefit from referring to a website such as SparkNotes, or even reading alongside a translation into your native language - Wuthering Heights used complicated language even for its time, and that was 170 years ago! As a result, even totally fluent English speakers can find it confusing.

A novel or spiritual novel is fiction. You might not find that it fits your life.