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Many writers -- Stephen King is a prime example -- state that you need to read if you want to write. You cannot be a good writer if you are not a good reader. While my experience agrees with the sentiment, nobody ever tells you how this might work. Does it happen through osmosis? Should we read fast or should we read slow? Should we read with a pencil, and if so, what should we write? Prose might be the answer. Might

Many writers -- Stephen King is a prime example -- state that you need to read if you want to write. You cannot be a good writer if you are not a good reader. While my experience agrees with the sentiment, nobody ever tells you how this might work. Does it happen through osmosis? Should we read fast or should we read slow? Should we read with a pencil, and if so, what should we write? Prose might be the answer. Might