Too Much of a Good Thing?

Some say that to be a good writer, you need to be a good reader.

I’m not a great reader. I’m a decent reader, but I’m not great. I know people who read upwards of two hundred novels a year – that’s over four a week! I’m more like one every four weeks – there’s too much else demanding of my time if I’m honest, but I do enjoy reading, and I read when I can, even if it’s just half an hour or an hour a day.

On the loo is a good time and place to read given there’s a Kindle app for your pho...