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Read the kinds of things you want to write; read the kinds of things you would never write. Learn something from every writer you read.

Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.

If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles.

If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and ears open. Pay attention to the different ways people speak. Read lots of different kinds of books. And then try writing in different voices and styles - don't be afraid to experiment.

The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.

To become a novelist, the most crucial thing one must do is read, read and read again - gradually you begin to think like a writer. Ideas are not found - they are shaped.

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

The most important advice I can offer is that writing is a craft that you can learn by practicing. If you keep writing, you will improve.

The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.