Ask any writer how to improve, and they’ll probably say one thing: Read. Abundantly, widely, constantly.

But what are you reading? How do you choose the work that’s worth apprenticing yourself to, both because it’s a worthy teacher and because it’s specifically inspiring to you at this moment in your writing life?

My method is to separate the laminated from the permeable. What does that mean? Listen in this week to learn how to find the readings that will best spur your writing.

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