Build a House with Your Pen
Writing is like building a home in that good writers view from the work of others. They learn, copy, and expand.
Simply put: good writers read.
Read Terrible Books
The top five slots on this week’s New York Times bestseller list (for combined hardcover and paperback fiction) include three books by E.L. James, one by Deborah Harkness, and another by James Patterson.
Oh, yes. Summertime beach reading is in full swing. But before you shame yourself for buying one of those guilty pleasures, try a different approach to reading. One that gives you license to read terrible books every now and then.
Allow me to speak from experience. Story time.
Why You Should Read Outside of Your Comfort Zones
Writers read to expand their knowledge on different writing styles and patterns of other writers, established or not. It has been a constant reminder to writers to keep reading and reading something does not necessarily mean it has to be finished.
I can no longer remember the very first time I picked up a book and just sat down and read but I do remember the complete set of colorful picture storybooks my parents bought for me when I was a child. Those were my first books.
