![I did a couple of writing seminars in Canada with high school kids. These were the bright kids; they all have computers, but they can't spell. Because spell-check won't [help] you if you don't know through from threw. I told them, "If you can read in the 21st century, you own the world." Because you learn to write from reading.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-did-a-couple-of-writing-seminars-in-canada-with-high-school-kids-these-were-th.jpg)
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