Jennifer WeinerRead everything. Read fiction and non-fiction, read hot best sellers and the classics you never got around to in college.
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Reading is an absolutely essential part of your life if you want to be a great writer. It’s also an essential part of your career as a professional writer. Reading informs you about the world and about people. It helps you to understand what people feel, think, and do.
And this information helps you to craft stronger, believable characters, situations, and plots. Reading also helps you to discover new ways of telling stories. Sometimes reading can help you find the right words for the right story.
And if you’re not sure where to start, read whatever interests you or looks interesting to you at the moment.
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