Can you be a writer if you don’t read? No one is stopping you from being a writer if you don’t read; however, if you truly want to be a GREAT writer, reading is a necessity, not an option. Still, there are certain reading myths that should be rewritten to better reflect how much reading writers should do (which is as much as possible, but that metric differs for each person). This is a companion piece to my upcoming video “How to Read Like a Writer.”
