"acquired a mentor and friend who gave me a journalism education that enriched me both as a writer and as a person." How wonderful to land such a seasoned mentor, and that is where your love of helping other writers stemmed from. Congrats on all your writing accomplishments Angie. And yes, reading is crucial to good writing. I previously started a site called FreeBookReviews.net when I was getting started as a self published author. I loved it, but yes - definitely time consuming. Thanks for sharing :-)