Some things I did to improve my writing: -Read novels within the genres that I like and want to write in. -Read books and listen to lectures on writing. -Have multiple novelists review and critique my writing with an emphasis on prose and pacing. I'm two rounds into this (each with a couple novelists) and will probably do four total, since I still have more work to do. Now, eloquent prose will never be my strong suit. My goal was to get to a level where my prose is clear and concise and lets me express a story without getting in the way. View quoted note →

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I'm NOT a writer and have no aspirations to be one. But having your own style is definitely a good thing in my opinion. For example, I remember reading some Hemingway in my youth. After much time, I'm not especially clear on what I read, but I am clear in remembering that I liked his style. In your effort to meet certain quality bars, please don't lose your personal style.
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Kush 7 months ago
It’s that thing of ‘not getting in the way’ of expressing the idea
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Bewlay 7 months ago
Problem with this approach is I’ve found diametric opposing commentary eg “love your opening…. You need to work on your opening” so can be difficult to see what is signal and what is noise. What to do. What to do.