Writer’s Wisdom ~ Zadie Smith on Reading Ray Calabrese 7 years ago Spread the love When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else. When an adult, try to read your own work as a stranger would read it, or even better, as an enemy would. Inspire others, please share: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print More Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Writers Wisdom: Robert Frost on Authentic WritingDateJuly 4, 2019In relation tofictionWriter’s Wisdom: Neil Gaiman 2nd of 8 Writing TipsDateJune 10, 2019In relation tofictionWriters’ Wisdom: A Writer’s PrivilegeDateJuly 18, 2019In relation tofiction