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<blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 2272925" data-attributes="member: 1288"><p>While there's lots of good advice--read more, read certain "How To" books, etc.--there are three primary steps to improving your writing.</p><p></p><p>1) Write a lot.</p><p></p><p>2) Get people to read what you've written, and give feedback. These have to be people who are willing and able to give <em>honest</em> feedback. Anyone who's going to tell you what you want to hear, or to go easy on you, is useless in this regard.</p><p></p><p>3) Learn to take their advice and criticism, without offense. That doesn't mean every complaint you get is valid, or every piece of advice a good one. But at least consider all of it, even though you'll choose to take some and leave some.</p><p></p><p>And BTW, I have to put a disclaimer on Wulf's suggestion of <em>On Writing</em>. (Sorry Wulf. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) While it does have a lot of good advice (and is a good read), you cannot and should not take all of it at 100% face value. King makes a lot of assertions about the "proper" way to write that simply do not hold true for all people. People have different writing styles. For instance, King suggests working without an outline. That's fine for some people. In my case, and the case of many other people, an outline is essential.</p><p></p><p>Read <em>On Writing</em>. But take it as the advice of one man who, though good at his craft and with plenty of good ideas, <em>is</em> just one man, and not as word from on high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mouseferatu, post: 2272925, member: 1288"] While there's lots of good advice--read more, read certain "How To" books, etc.--there are three primary steps to improving your writing. 1) Write a lot. 2) Get people to read what you've written, and give feedback. These have to be people who are willing and able to give [i]honest[/i] feedback. Anyone who's going to tell you what you want to hear, or to go easy on you, is useless in this regard. 3) Learn to take their advice and criticism, without offense. That doesn't mean every complaint you get is valid, or every piece of advice a good one. But at least consider all of it, even though you'll choose to take some and leave some. And BTW, I have to put a disclaimer on Wulf's suggestion of [i]On Writing[/i]. (Sorry Wulf. ;)) While it does have a lot of good advice (and is a good read), you cannot and should not take all of it at 100% face value. King makes a lot of assertions about the "proper" way to write that simply do not hold true for all people. People have different writing styles. For instance, King suggests working without an outline. That's fine for some people. In my case, and the case of many other people, an outline is essential. Read [i]On Writing[/i]. But take it as the advice of one man who, though good at his craft and with plenty of good ideas, [i]is[/i] just one man, and not as word from on high. [/QUOTE]
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