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I went to college, but I learned to write by reading - and writing.

I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read.

My mother taught me to read.

My grandmother taught me how to read, very early, but she taught me to read just the way she taught herself how to read - she read words rather than syllables. And as a result of that, when I entered school, it took me a long time to learn how to write.

I sort of always like to write starting with when I learned how.

Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.