I like to read. Ever since I was little I was reading books and collecting them.
Does reading feel effortless and automatic to you?
It actually does. Maybe because I read a lot. 
Well the reading process requires continuous practice, development and refinement. If you read a lot, I'd imagine that your skills are quite sophisicated.
That's true and reading can develop your imagination as well which can contribute to bettering your creative thinking in the future.
Creative thinking and creativity are strange phenomena. It's difficult to understand how something new and valuable is formed as a child of the mind.