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Originally Posted by shalym
I disagree. "writing" is the translation of thoughts to a medium where others can read them. If writing is defined as ONLY being done by forming letters with a pen, then most authors aren't writers, either, and haven't been since the invention of the typewriter.
Shari
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Then we're going to have to agree to disagree...
Technically speaking writers aren't writers, they're literary authors. The word "writer" exists because authors of books used to "write" them with a pen or feather and ink or whatever. Now such authors type their creations instead.
Note that this doesn't change anything to their talents or skills, it's more a technicality than anything else. But my point and answer to the question of this thread remains: reading books only improves spelling but not writing.
Unless of course by writing skills, mastering the art of composing words and sentences to create a work of art is what is implied here, in which case yes, reading books can help.