It seems a widely agreed upon fact that to be a good writer one must also read well. Fine.
Speaking As A Student: How Valuable is my Voice?
When I started writing stories, at perhaps seven or eight, I never lacked any confidence in my choice of subject matter. Comic books about superhero penguins, page-long stories about gremlins in the garden, copyright-infringing narratives about Bugs Bunny. These ideas were not ground-breaking,