The importance of reading

      "If you want to write - read!"

  I've listened to a podcast which is actually a bit like a creative writing class. In the first episode the presenter focused on the very begging of the writing process which is reading a lot books of our own choice. By giving a few examples of writers that value reading almost the most in their lives she also explained why it's so important to spend a lot of time reading before you start writing your own novels/poems/plays etc.

  I've found this podcast very interesting and inspirational. When I've heard how those people talked about developing writing craft by reading so much, I immediately felt inspired to spend the rest of my evening reading. In my opinion poeople (including myself) tend to forget that the best way to learn how to write good content is to first know a lot about the world of literature and to surround yourself with a lot of different kinds of books.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p053dxt7#play