How reading can make your writing better…

I’m always astounded when some author informs me that they don’t read all that much because they want to spend all their time writing. I even read a lot and wrote when I had an intense day job. And I certainly don’t accept the excuse of binge-watching streaming videos or binge-playing computer games. And I also don’t want to hear or see the excuse that it’s because they don’t want to plagiarize other authors’ work. Are you a writer or not? If you’re a writer, you have to be a reader. Reading oth...