In order to learn to write we must read the leaders of the literary fields. Luckily we live in the 21-st century, and the Internet offers free access to some amazing books. Now there is really no excuse to not read, analyze, learn, and grow as a writer.
Legally free bestsellers & classics to read circa 2011
General Address 1 http://www.onread.com/books/writer-A
General Address 2 http://www.readanybook.com/genre/science-fiction-5
General Address 3 http://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain
General Address 4 http://www.manybooks.net/categories/THR
Examples of stuff to be found for free legally on the web
Dean Koontz
By the Light Of the Moon http://www.onread.com/reader/1414852/
Breathless http://www.onread.com/reader/190978/
One Door Away From Heaven http://www.onread.com/reader/1414853/
Brother Odd http://www.onread.com/reader/1414851/
Stephen King
Full Dark No Stars http://www.onread.com/reader/1414791/
Clive Barker
Books of Blood http://www.onread.com/reader/1414964/
Neil Gaiman
Coraline http://www.onread.com/reader/1414732/
James Patterson
Tick Tock http://www.onread.com/reader/1415069/
Cross Fire http://www.onread.com/reader/1414779/
Along Came A Spider http://www.onread.com/reader/191026/
The Postcard Killer http://www.onread.com/reader/191026/
The Lakehouse http://www.onread.com/reader/191020/
Four Blind Mice http://www.onread.com/reader/191023/
Where the Wind Blows http://www.onread.com/reader/191021/
Hide and Seeks http://www.onread.com/reader/191024/
(and more of his books http://www.onread.com/books/key-james-patterson)
Dan Brown
Angels & Demons http://www.readanybook.com/ebook/angels-demons-32
Da Vinci Code http://www.readanybook.com/ebook/the-davinci-code-33
The Lost Symbol http://www.readanybook.com/ebook/the-lost-symbol-26
Digital Fortress http://www.readanybook.com/ebook/digital-fortress-14370
Charlaine Harris http://www.onread.com/writer/Charlaine-Harris-87497/
Janet Evanovich http://www.onread.com/reader/191231/
Howard Lovecraft http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/fiction/
Robert Howard
Red Nails (Conan adventure) http://www.manybooks.net/titles/howardr ... 759-8.html
The Hour of the Dragon (Conan adventure) http://www.manybooks.net/titles/howardr ... ragon.html
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