Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body

     The biggest advice I can give to writers is to read. Read, read, read, read, read. It's the best thing for you. It broadens your vocabulary, helps with grammar, and (if you would like to be published), helps you see what publishers in your genre are looking for. Of course there are more great rewards from reading, these are not the only ones.

     Sir Richard Steele is definitely right! Reading stretches your mind just like the aerobics machine. And books can make you work (hopefully not too much) hard, just like the loathed treadmill. Books are adventures compacted into pages with Times New Roman. For those who want to be published, the most likely reason you're writing, is so people will buy your book and read it. 

     My all-time favorite book is The Wedding Planner's Daughter by Coleen Paratore. I've been reading it since I was in second or third grade, and now every summer I reread it What's your favorite book?