Breaker, I gave your advice a go the last time I wrote a post. I tried not to let it pressure me to write faster, like you said, but I definitely felt an urgency to avoid distractions. I often take a break from writing about two thirds of the way through my post - once I have it all figured out in my head - to make coffee and give myself that last push. My partner tried to persuade me to watch Netflix and I was all No, the timer is still ticking. I must away and write.

The great Stephen King spoke thusly:

"If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time - or the tools - to write. Simple as that."

Have you read any books that you can look back on now, and think; I learned a great deal from that book - I'm glad I took the time to read it? What books would you recommend for aspiring writers to add to their collection? Not for merely collecting dust on the shelf, for reading cover to cover!