Acheri: What Writers Should Read (Or Listen To), From Frankenstein to Beowulf

This week on Radio FreeWrite, The Cru takes a step back from writing to talk about... reading.What should writers be reading? Does it matter if it’s fiction, nonfiction, or even audiobooks? And do audiobooks actually count as reading?We dig into all of it, including:Why writers need to read widely across genresConsiderations of audiobooks and oral storytelling in modern writingHow classic works like Frankenstein, Beowulf, and The Iliad still influence storytelling todayHow and when to use cultural shorthand in fictionThat it's ok to quit a bookAlong the way, we share what we’ve been reading lately, and how those influences've show up in our own writing.We do still bring you stories! Tune in around the 17:25 mark.Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt!  Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.