Improving one's writing:

     I have been surfing the web quite a bit lately, seeing what others have to say about how to improve one’s writing. There is plenty of information out there, some are lists of techniques used by other successful authors and some are helpful comments added by quests. I was struck that few people notes the power of reading as being extremely influential in helping create a better writer. I made frequent comments that reading is the most important activity, short of actually writing, that a writer can do to improve their own writing.