Writers Read A writer needs to master the language they are writing in. This article looks at the importance of reading for writers.
Good writers read good books.
There is no getting around it. Of course being a good reader doesn't necessarily equate to being a good writer, otherwise most publishers would be publishing their own bestselling books, however, it isn't possible to write in a vacuum. A writer needs to master the language they are writing in. To understand what words are capable of, the limits, and how to stretch those limits. Each writer owes his craft to those who preceded them and changes the world for their readers and those writers who follow them.