: Re: Should I read fantasy novels for a better mindset on the topic? Lately I have been getting low on fantasy inspiration for a series I'm writing. I think this may be due to reading into realistic-genre

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No matter what genre you're writing in, if you're a writer you need to read.

Read until you start to read like a writer, until reading becomes your instruction and your classroom, and authors become your teachers. Pay attention to how they do what they do. Are you moved by a section? Pick it apart and see why it worked. Are you disappointed in a section? Pick that apart too. Why did it fail? (The answer to many questions on this board is "Read more.")

Sure, I can come up with story ideas on my own, but reading provides the inspiration to keep going and improve my work.

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