Annie ProulxYou should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.
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It is true that writing comes from reading. The more you read, the more you become aware of your own style and your natural ways of telling stories. You can learn to write in many different ways, but the most important way is through reading. If you love to read, you will find writing comes easily to you.
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