Do You Have to Read to Write?
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Do you have to
read books to write books?
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Ask yourself these5 questions
and you decide.
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If you don’t read do you know enough about the
activity to write?
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Reading immerses the writer in the world he or
she wants to enter.
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A QUESTION OFFAMILIARITY
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If you don’t read well-written and successful
works in your category of writing how will you know when you write something
really good?
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Every new book should have something unique to offer the
world. But readers have certain expectations for a romance novel or business book or
devotional. You need to know your category.
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A QUESTION OFSTYLE
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If you don’t exercise the concentration that goes into
reading – how will you exercise the concentration
that goes into writing?
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To draw on an analogy from sports, ask yourself this: how
many coaches in a given sport never played the game?
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A QUESTION OFAPTITUDE
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If you don’t read, how do you acquire the information
and insights to create a great concept?
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Reading isn’t the only way to acquire knowledge, but it delivers more in less time
than any other educational format.
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A QUESTION OFKNOWLEDGE
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How do you improve as a writer if you are not
exposed to new voices in literature?
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You’ll be the same tomorrow as you are today except for two things: The people you
meet and the books your read.
- Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
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A QUESTION OFGROWTH
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You decide.Do you have toread to write?
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