There's no doubt that the saying is true.
Writers are readers.
Now you may think that it can't be true because you don't read much at all, so let me rephrase that:
Successful writers are readers. (If you don't read a lot, you probably don't write a lot either.)
They read a lot.
And over the years I've discovered that I can earn money from things that I read.
I do it quite by accident, yet it happens often.
What I do is, when I'm reading something and I want to remember it, I take notes.
I read a sentence or two, or a paragraph or two and then in my own words, I write it down.
I write down what I've just learned, just like I used to do when I was studying at school and university.
I especially do it when I'm reading a book from the library because I can't keep it. But I can keep my book of notes and quotes (I write out passages from the book that I think are remarkable).
And then sometime later, when I want to look for something in my notes, I realise that what I've written is gold.
So I rewrite and expand it all into a series of articles or emails or even a book.
And that's how I earn money from what I read.
But as a cautionary note, I'm not saying I plagiarise. I don't write things out word-for-word (except for the short quotes).
I write everything in my own words, the way I understood it, just like I used to do at school when I was studying for exams.
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Goodbye Writer's Block
How to Be a Creative Genius and Have an Abundance of Ideas Plus the Inspiration and Motivation to Write
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/WB.html
Writers are readers.
Now you may think that it can't be true because you don't read much at all, so let me rephrase that:
Successful writers are readers. (If you don't read a lot, you probably don't write a lot either.)
They read a lot.
And over the years I've discovered that I can earn money from things that I read.
I do it quite by accident, yet it happens often.
What I do is, when I'm reading something and I want to remember it, I take notes.
I read a sentence or two, or a paragraph or two and then in my own words, I write it down.
I write down what I've just learned, just like I used to do when I was studying at school and university.
I especially do it when I'm reading a book from the library because I can't keep it. But I can keep my book of notes and quotes (I write out passages from the book that I think are remarkable).
And then sometime later, when I want to look for something in my notes, I realise that what I've written is gold.
So I rewrite and expand it all into a series of articles or emails or even a book.
And that's how I earn money from what I read.
But as a cautionary note, I'm not saying I plagiarise. I don't write things out word-for-word (except for the short quotes).
I write everything in my own words, the way I understood it, just like I used to do at school when I was studying for exams.
--------------------
Goodbye Writer's Block
How to Be a Creative Genius and Have an Abundance of Ideas Plus the Inspiration and Motivation to Write
https://ruthiswriting.com/books/WB.html
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