The importance of reading and writing novels

Take a moment and watch these readers reactions to a novel they have read or in the process of reading.

So what is the big deal about reading a novel anyway or even a harder question, am I crazy enough to write a novel?

Which bring up one last question; What is in it for me? For most people this is the big bottom line.

These are valid questions that we all subconsciously ask ourselves daily as readers. We are constantly bombarded by other types of media bidding for our time; whether it is in the form of an email, text message, blogs, social media, online news, etc, and while I am typing this; people in silicon valley are figuring out new ways to keep this sentence growing. So I will stop here.

What it boils down to is three things: Reading give us new insights of ourselves, possibly a better understanding of our world, and if we are lucky; take that information to better our future choices.

So, is fiction really that important? I would have to argue - yes!

Humanities give us the luxury to explore how we think, reason, and how to ask questions. This in turn adds to our awareness, we learn different sets of values, which give us a means to imagine a future.

In the mind, fiction or not, it is all the same experience. Just that in fiction you get to put yourself in someone else's shoes and gain the experience.

And yes, it is a crazy idea to become an author. But what you gain is more than an experience of a lifetime can hold.

So go experience the excitement readers are having in the video sample from up above for yourself by getting a good novel or book on a subject that you like, or push yourself into something new.

What most people don't understand, it's an investment that bares interest in one's own self that grows exponentially.