Into the Fire

Reading is a huge part of writing. Authors need to read in order to write well. Reading other authors in your genre expands your inspiration while filtering your style and polishing your voice. We all write differently even if we resemble each other in the way we approach our genres. It's not that our voices sound alike. It's that there's an intangible connection to the way we write. 

My reading of novels varies while I'm involved in writing one of my novels. And it seems I've noticed myself binge reading occasionally when my writing isn't sparking. Sometimes I read a novel while I'm writing, but sometimes I don't. It varies and isn't predictable. However, at some point, writing or not, I will return to reading a novel. 

Authors, are you reading someone else's novel while you're writing your own? 

Father, thank you for every one of the stories you've given me. And thank you for the amazing novels I've read. Thank you is never enough. Please help me to continue writing those stories you have just for me to tell. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.