If we’re a writer, we should also be a reader. I know that between day job, family obligations, and our desire to write, it can seem like we don’t have any time to read.
But for most of us, our love of reading stories is what brought us to writing in the first place. In addition, there are many benefits to reading once we’re a writer, so we should probably try to include reading in our lives.
However, the genres and stories we enjoy reading aren’t always the same ones we write, so that made me wonder what makes a genre appeal to us—either for reading or writing. Let’s take a look at reading, writing, and genres…
Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog 