Category: Reading as a Writer

Six of My 2025 Reads: Water, Water by Billy Collins

At the top of 1997 I sat down and listed all the books I’d read up to that point. I came up with ~40 titles.…

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How I Wrote My Debut Novel: Part Six – Reading and Writing

A few years ago I was speaking with a fellow author at an event. “So what are you reading?” I asked. I was amazed to…

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Waterborne is Launched

My second novel, Waterborne: Chronicle of the Clan of Noah, is now fully released and in the hands of readers. As a writer, this is…

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When to Write and When to Read

Writing and reading cannot be separated in the life of a writer. A non-reading writer is akin to a musician who doesn’t listen to music.…

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Writers Who Don’t Read

For over ten years I’ve written posts about the craft of fiction, every other Wednesday, here on this site. I have to believe I have…

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