Shreya
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Rae Meadows:
Hi Rae- I wanted to know how you would suggest someone could improve their writing skill? Thanks Shreya
Rae Meadows
Hi Shreya,
Thanks for the question! I don't know if I have any great advice about this, but I would say reading widely and writing make one a better writer. One of the things that's helpful is to really breakdown a piece of writing that you like. Pick a story or novel (or whatever form you want to work on) and diagram it. Don't read it as a reader. Isolate the opening and see what seeds the writer plants, how much is revealed, what is set in motion. If it's a story, I would actually cut out various sections and study them to see how different parts are working. For your own work I would also suggest always reading it out loud, particularly dialogue. It's amazing what the ear catches. And just read, read, read, write, write, write. Good luck!
Thanks for the question! I don't know if I have any great advice about this, but I would say reading widely and writing make one a better writer. One of the things that's helpful is to really breakdown a piece of writing that you like. Pick a story or novel (or whatever form you want to work on) and diagram it. Don't read it as a reader. Isolate the opening and see what seeds the writer plants, how much is revealed, what is set in motion. If it's a story, I would actually cut out various sections and study them to see how different parts are working. For your own work I would also suggest always reading it out loud, particularly dialogue. It's amazing what the ear catches. And just read, read, read, write, write, write. Good luck!
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