The Writing in Reading

"Reading, like writing, is a creative act. If readers only bring a narrow range of themselves to the book, then they'll only see their narrow range reflected in it." --Ben Okri

Often, the best readers are the best writers. When one comes to understand how to write well, one can understand how to read well--or how to find the best books to read.

There is such a need for writing in the world. Long through history, people have been writing, record keeping, and journaling.

Michael Schudson, in his book, Discovering the News said,

"I remember a friend saying that the best time in pottery is the moment, with the wheel spinning, just before you shape the pot--just before the infinity of possibilities becomes but one of the possible things."

There are so many different ways that one person can affect many peoples' lives. Books are incredibly important to the world. They teach, they lead explorations, they open eyes.

Writing opens our creative minds. It expands our imagination and opens doors that would otherwise be closed.

Learning how to write teaches us how to think critically; how to put sentences together to make language flow and be inspiring. It is impossible to appreciate good literature if we do not know what goes into creating such.

The only way to get better is practice. So while we're out there discovering new books and literature, let's discover new talents and possibilities. Write!