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I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing.

I've learned things about the craft of writing and about structuring a book and about character development and so on that I've just learned on the fly.

And that's what I've learned too: writing is key.

I learned how to write television scripts the same way I have learned to do almost everything else in my entire life, which is by reading.

I'm insatiably curious about human nature. I feel very lucky that as a writer I get to learn so much about it just to do my job right.

I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.

I've always felt that writing can be learned but not really taught. The best thing somebody can do for you is to put the right book in your hands at the right time. I grew up in a family where the right book was always being put in my hands.

Humans are very complex; I definitely have a new respect for authors that are able to write books nonstop. It's an incredible talent.

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.

Reading taught me how to write.