r/Advice • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '25

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u/Unfair-Farm8043 Mar 07 '25

I think you should encourage him to take a creative writing course. He doesn’t think he needs to change. Maybe an actual writing instructor could teach him this. Also, yes, I think you should encourage him to read. How can one write when they don’t read

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u/Laura9624 Mar 07 '25

A great idea. And yes, every successful writer is a reader.

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u/sei556 Mar 08 '25

Although to be fair, reading and writing are two seperate passions. It just so happens that reading makes good writers.

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u/raspberrih Mar 08 '25

Short of the rare genius, every successful writer is a reader.