Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.
I started reading literature at 17 or 18, and I felt this extra beat to life.
I grew up in Mississippi being told it was a great place, but not feeling that. When I finally began reading seriously, literature showed me something about where I was from which was worthwhile.
To write you had to read so I backed into reading.
When I write a novel I start each morning by reading for 20 minutes.
