Day 28: This Is The One Skill You Need For Life If You Hope To Become A Good Writer
Follow along my Ship 30 for 30 journey as I learn what it means to be a writer in this digital age.
There are many tips, tricks, skills and courses that can help you become a writer.
But if you want to become a good writer, there is 1 skill that you must indulge in:
Reading Books
Stephen King explained it well when he said -
"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that."
This is true. You have to be a reader if you want to be a writer.
And here's why:
Reason #1: To find your own voice.
Reason #2: To learn writing styles and rhythms.
Reason #3: To collect dots in terms of stories, insights and knowledge that you can later connect.
Reason #4: To learn from other writers how to give shape to your thoughts and imaginations.
Reason #5: To know what the market likes in the genre of your choice.
