To become a better writer, you must read often; everyone who aspires to write well has heard this before. Without further instructions, however, a budding writer can find themselves feeling lost as to what kind of reading will lead to superior writing.

As someone who could take up reading for a living if only it paid well, I believe I have a formula to help you read with purpose so that you can write better. You must devote equal time to reading books that challenge your existing trove of knowledge while also strengthening your area of expertise; you must read with a critical eye for the structure of each story as well as the roadmap of the plot; you must learn from the presentation of the characters in each story and the way they develop or advance the action.

Devotion to this purposeful method of reading is the next best thing to having a personal mentor in narratives and composition at your elbow each time you sit down to write.

Your reading choices are important if you wish to be a better writer. If you wish to be an author of young adult novels, read broad and deep in that genre from all its top authors. Make time for the novels that will help you write better in your genre of choice; you might love science fiction adventures, but keep in mind that they will not help you write better if you wish to publish a non-fiction book!
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