Like many, I struggle to balance my writing life, my personal life, my full-time job, and other obligations. Most writers believe reading is an integral part of writing; As Stephen King says, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write.” If a writer doesn’t read in their genre, they are more likely to miss certain tropes or the pacing that readers of that genre are accustomed to, and therefore they will struggle to hook their target audience.

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