Reading is Writing: Writing is Reading

Writers play with words. They use words to convey; to convince; to communicate. It is by reading that a writer buds into someone who knows words and knows how to use them the way they are created for: enlightening the intellect, inspiring the human mind.
For by reading, we learn how words dance and fit together in an orchestra of ideas and alphabetical and grammatical constructs. It is by observing how words are used to convey certain meanings and ideas that we learn how to use them to convey our own meanings and ideas.
Just like Michael Silverblaat, we will gain a wider perspective and deeper sensibilities if we read—if we take a lot of time to read. Silverblaat makes preparation a priority in his job as a radio host. He learns about his program guests before he interviews them. Preparation brings power and preparation in writing is reading.
Writing science articles requires a lot of reading on the part of the journalist. Science topics are naturally comprehensive and very technical in nature that journalists need to read and learn about the topic as much as they can. John Taylor once said, “It is pure intelligence for a man to take a subject mysterious in itself and unfold it so a child can understand.” That is what science writers do. And for them to do that they must understand the subject they are writing about.
The more we know about a subject or an idea, the more clearly we can express it to others. In the article “You Can’t Fight Violence With Violence” (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727684.700-you-cant-fight-violence-with-violence.html), the understanding of the writer is very evident from the comprehensive coverage and completeness of the topic. This understanding, expressed in clear and simple language gave me understanding of the topic at hand.
The more we read, the more we can write. The more we understand, the more we can help others understand.