We've probably all heard the wisdom that writers need to read if they're going to be any good. Although I sometimes wish I was writing when I'm reading, I've found reading extensively inside my own genre to be one of the single most helpful things I've done as a writer (although reading outside one's own genre is very helpful as well).
I was thinking today about how we balance our reading/writing time. On average, how much time do you spend reading and writing each day? Do you write more than you read, or the opposite?
I tend to write more than I read. On busy days, I might get an hour for reading and one or two hours for writing. On lazy weekend days, I can spend 2-3 hours reading and double that in writing, although I tend to get burned out on writing eventually, and then I might return to reading.
I was thinking today about how we balance our reading/writing time. On average, how much time do you spend reading and writing each day? Do you write more than you read, or the opposite?
I tend to write more than I read. On busy days, I might get an hour for reading and one or two hours for writing. On lazy weekend days, I can spend 2-3 hours reading and double that in writing, although I tend to get burned out on writing eventually, and then I might return to reading.
