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Read, read, and read! This is one of the best ways to improve your writing. You get inspiration, ideas, insights; you discover new words and new writing styles which will help you to shape and improve your own writing.
Write, write, and write! Often people feel that their words have to flow and sound right as soon as they hit the page. If all writers did this nothing would ever get published. Don't wait for the plots, the words and the lines to shape themselves perfectly in your head before you start writing. You can shape your ideas once they are on the paper. Think of yourself as a sculptor - you need a vision but you also need something to sculpt with. If you don't get something down on paper then you haven’t got any raw materials to work with.
Use the right tools. Dictionaries, thesauri, and reference books are essential tools for writers. They help you make sure that your writing is accurate and clear. They can also help spark your imagination - discovering a new word or a trivial fact could be the beginning of a story.
Don’t let those ideas get away. We all know that the best ideas sneak up on us in the strangest places and at the most awkward times - on the toilet, in the bath, in dreams. Always carry something you can use to record your ideas - a notebook, a dictaphone, an envelope to hold scraps of paper.
Invite criticism and feedback AND learn how to use it to your advantage. Negative comments might show you where you can improve, and get more of an edge but ALWAYS ask "What can I do to improve my work?". This forces the critic to be more constructive and offer practical suggestions.
Use your knowledge and experience to engage your reader. Whether you're a bee-keeper or a skate boarder your interests and obsessions are a great starting point for your writing. Whether it's fiction or non-fiction, if you're writing about what you love, your enthusiasm and knowledge will shine through and make for a very interesting read.
Use your imagination too! Add to what you know by making things up. How do you think Roald Dahl could write about living inside a peach, or William Gibson write about being in 'cyberspace', Now that's the power of a writer's imagination!
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Read, read, and read! This is one of the best ways to improve your writing. You get inspiration, ideas, insights; you discover new words and new writing styles which will help you to shape and improve your own writing.
Write, write, and write! Often people feel that their words have to flow and sound right as soon as they hit the page. If all writers did this nothing would ever get published. Don't wait for the plots, the words and the lines to shape themselves perfectly in your head before you start writing. You can shape your ideas once they are on the paper. Think of yourself as a sculptor - you need a vision but you also need something to sculpt with. If you don't get something down on paper then you haven’t got any raw materials to work with.
Use the right tools. Dictionaries, thesauri, and reference books are essential tools for writers. They help you make sure that your writing is accurate and clear. They can also help spark your imagination - discovering a new word or a trivial fact could be the beginning of a story.
Don’t let those ideas get away. We all know that the best ideas sneak up on us in the strangest places and at the most awkward times - on the toilet, in the bath, in dreams. Always carry something you can use to record your ideas - a notebook, a dictaphone, an envelope to hold scraps of paper.
Invite criticism and feedback AND learn how to use it to your advantage. Negative comments might show you where you can improve, and get more of an edge but ALWAYS ask "What can I do to improve my work?". This forces the critic to be more constructive and offer practical suggestions.
Use your knowledge and experience to engage your reader. Whether you're a bee-keeper or a skate boarder your interests and obsessions are a great starting point for your writing. Whether it's fiction or non-fiction, if you're writing about what you love, your enthusiasm and knowledge will shine through and make for a very interesting read.
Use your imagination too! Add to what you know by making things up. How do you think Roald Dahl could write about living inside a peach, or William Gibson write about being in 'cyberspace', Now that's the power of a writer's imagination!
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