User blog comment:ChristianWallis/Christmas Jollytime Murderfest Competition/@comment-7064562-20161212083409/@comment-26475800-20161213203627

I listen to stories at work too, but the only difference is I don't listen to Creepypasta. I used to, until I realized that most of the good ones aren't narrated. (Not saying that no good ones are, but most of the time it's the same ones over and over.) What I listen to novels and and shorts by different authors who have been published.

As for not having time, I work 9 hours a day, have two children who I'm basically the only person who takes care of them, write every day, and still find time to read for at least an hour. To be a good writer, you have to be a diligent reader. Not saying that you aren't a good writer, I haven't read anything you've written, but reading helps tremendously.