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One way to improve your writing significantly
Reading is one of the most impactful ways to increase your skillset as a writer. You might think you don’t have enough time to read books if you’re already investing considerable time into your writing, but reading offers a treasure chest of knowledge and learning opportunities.
You will enhance your vocabulary, writing style, grammar, inspiration, creativity, and flow from reading books. Even if it’s one page, article, or paragraph, read something every single day. Over time, marginal improvements that you acquire from reading will significantly benefit your writing skillset.
Many Writers Enclose Themselves In A Box
If you only ever read and edit your work, you’re severely limiting your exposure. Exposure is the foundation of cultivation. Don’t read one genre, one author, or one type of book.
Explore topics, subjects, and writing styles unfamiliar and uncomfortable to you and your thought processes; by doing this, you will experience sparks of inspiration, energy, and creativity from exploring uncharted waters.
Never cease exploring.
Never cease learning.
Never cease reading.
Reading is one thing that will help you graduate to the next level of writing.
My Reading Plan: Marginal Time, Many Books
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I read at least a section or chapter from 6–10 books almost every day. Instead of focusing on one book at a time, I get in small learnings from several books.
Currently, I’m exploring about ten different topics. It might sound like a lot, but it’s a perfect and diverse curriculum that helps me expand my knowledge on a plethora of different subjects in small doses.
This reading plan helps me complete anywhere from 1–3 books per month, depending on the length. Some of my books are daily reads, accounting for several scheduled for completion in December.
Writers Must Study Their Crafts
I was chatting with some fellow writers in my writer’s group today, and everyone has a plethora of resources that I’d never heard of previously.
As writers, we should prioritize learning from other writers. We can do this by 1) connecting with other writers via groups and 2) reading other writers’ work (which is how we can study our craft and build upon it).
In today’s writing group discussion, I came across several books that dive into the writing process that I had no prior knowledge of; connecting with other writers is a powerful tool.
Leading to my next point, ensure you read books on writing.
How many books have you read that cover the topics of writing, creativity, ideas, and flow?
Many writers haven’t.
I’m sure many people on medium have read articles on how to make more money on medium, but if you’re interested in becoming a better writer, read some articles on becoming a better writer (not just becoming a more profitable writer).
Study, learn, and dedicate time and energy to the craft of writing.
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