> Read. Read a LOT. Can't agree more with this. And there are all kinds of ancillary benefits. Read more, and you become a better writer almost by osmosis.

> Read. Read a LOT. Can't agree more with this. And there are all kinds of ancillary benefits. Read more, and you become a better writer almost by osmosis. Read anything and everything; there's almost nothing that is so dreckful that there aren't nuggets of useful information buried within - I've probably learned almost as much history from the reams of historical fiction and political thrillers that I've churned through for pure entertainment. I don't think there's a faster, more economical way to amass knowledge.