@8b01cb79 @2433bcdf Holy shit did I read as a child! And the school library was definitely my friend (we didn’t have public libraries were I was).  Both juvenile and adult Heinlein were in heavy rotation for a while, along with Asimov, etc.
Edit: not a writer, but this really hit me. 

 @bac61381 @8b01cb79 

You're allowed to read (and have fun with the hashtags), even if you're not a writer. 😉 

I cannot imagine life without reading, to be honest. And I believe that writers should read extensively - it's how we learn about storytelling.