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 Reading Like a Writer:Unlocking the secrets of Great Writing — a podcast episode — What is reading like a writer?To read like a writer means looking past the story to study how it was built. After the first read for pleasure, you revisit the text to examine structure, pacing, dialogue, and emotional beats. It’s about learning how great writing works so you can use those tools in your own. Helping writers craft authentic, immersive stories.Find out more about us here. Inside Creative Writing Email this Page Share on Bluesky Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Threads Share on Facebook Table Of Contents Formatted and Edited Transcript The Magician Metaphor Great Writing Is Like Great Magic Rule #1: You Don’t Read It Just Once Does It Kill the Magic? Step One: The First Read Is for Pleasure Step Two: The Second Read Is for Study Studying the Beats Looking at Mystery, Subtext, and Pacing You’ll Need More Than Two Reads What About Bad Books? Studying Other Media Extreme Exercise: Rewrite a Novel or a Screenplay Exercises to Strengthen Your Writer’s Eye Wise Words from Great Writers Your Writing Challenge: Build Your List Final Thoughts: Reading Like a Writer Is a Lifelong Habit Talk to Us! Share This Resource Great writing feels like magic—but it’s not. In this engaging and practical episode, Brad Reed breaks down exactly how to read like a writer so you can start uncovering the techniques hidden beneath the surface of great stories. Whether you’re working on your first draft or stuck in revision, learning to read like a writer can transform how you approach your work. Key takeaways include: Why reading a great book once is never enoughHow to mark up a book without losing its magicTechniques for identifying emotional beats, tension, and pacingWhy studying bad books can teach you just as much as great onesExercises like rewriting movie scenes or copying chapters word-for-wordHow to build your personal “touchstone books” list that grows with your writing journey You’ll also hear about Brad’s favorite books for studying craft and how he uses them to solve real writing problems. Whether you’re looking to deepen your prose or get unstuck in your current project, this episode is a practical guide to improving your writing through intentional, curious reading. Check out the full episode, and if you’re ready to go deeper, visit the How to Write a Novel page for more resources and writing challenges. Formatted and Edited Transcript Today we’re talking about an essential skill for any writer: the ability to read like a writer. And to help explain how that works, we’re going to use magicians as our working metaphor. So let’s dive in. The Magician Metaphor When I was a kid—maybe eight or nine years old—I remember going to the county fair and seeing a magician on stage. It’s one of the earliest memories I have of watching someone attempt a magic trick. I don’t even know if he was good or not, but I remember being blown away by what this person could do. That’s the metaphor I want to use today as we talk about how to read like a writer. So let’s build it out a little. If I had wanted to become a magician at that moment, inspired by what I saw, what would I have actually learned just by watching him perform? Well, almost nothing. Especially at eight or nine years old. I might’ve picked up a little about stage presence or how a magician dresses, but not much more than that. There’s no way I could’ve turned around and performed those tricks myself. Great Writing Is Like Great Magic Have you ever finished a book and thought, “Holy cow, that was incredible—and I have no idea how the author pulled it off”? That’s what great writing can feel like. It’s like watching a magician and having no clue how the illusion was done. As writers, we often come across books that inspire us like that, and we think, “I want to figure out how they did this.” But if we approach that book the way I approached the magician as a kid—just sitting in awe—we won’t learn very much. That’s the paradox of trying to read like a writer. Great writing is invisible on the first read. Just like a good magician hides all the sleight of hand and behind-the-scenes tricks, a skilled writer hides the techniques that make a story work. You’re not supposed to notice the structure or the craft on that first read. You’re supposed to get pulled in, to forget you’re even sitting in a chair in the real world. That’s what good writing does. If a book is poorly written, it’s easier to see the structure and the flaws. But today we’re focusing on how to study great writing. Rule #1: You Don’t Read It Just Once The first rule of reading like a writer is that you don’t read the book just once. It’s something you return to again and again with new questions, new curiosities, and new goals. I have three books that I come ...

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