Some people want to be writers but don't read. Is it possible to pull that off? Can you be a writer without being a reader?

1. Do you have to
read books to
write books?

2. Ask yourself these
5 questions
and you decide.

3. 1
If you don’t read do you know
enough about the activity to
write?

4. Reading immerses the writer in
the world he or she wants to
enter.

5. A QUESTION OF
FAMILIARITY

6. 2
If you don’t read well-written
and successful works in your
category of writing how will you
know when you write
something really good?

7. Every new book should have
something unique to offer the world.
But readers have certain expectations
for a romance novel or business book
or devotional. You need to know your
category.

8. A QUESTION OF
STYLE

9. 3
If you don’t exercise the
concentration that goes into
reading – how will you exercise
the concentration that goes into
writing?

10. To draw on an analogy from sports, ask
yourself this: how many coaches in a
given sport never played the game?

11. A QUESTION OF
APTITUDE

12. 4
If you don’t read, how do you
acquire the information and
insights to create a great
concept?

13. Reading isn’t the only way to acquire
knowledge, but it delivers more in
less time than any other educational
format.

14. A QUESTION OF
KNOWLEDGE

15. 5
How do you improve as a writer if
you are not exposed to new
voices in literature?

16. You’ll be the same tomorrow as you
are today except for two things: The
people you meet and the books
your read.
- Charlie “Tremendous” Jones

17. A QUESTION OF
GROWTH

18. You decide.
Do you have to
read to write?

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