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J.A. Medders
If you want to write, here's what you do: sit down and write. There's no magic formula.
Now, you can read good books on writing, but that well never turn you into a writer. They best way to become a writer is to sit down and write. A simple thing you can do is study good writing. Enjoy books, enjoy the authors you love, and then study their sentences. How are they crafting a sentence? How are they using commas? How often do they use longer sentence that help carry the reader into a longer thought train? Short sentences?
Study good writing. And then take a whack at making some good writing.
Now, you can read good books on writing, but that well never turn you into a writer. They best way to become a writer is to sit down and write. A simple thing you can do is study good writing. Enjoy books, enjoy the authors you love, and then study their sentences. How are they crafting a sentence? How are they using commas? How often do they use longer sentence that help carry the reader into a longer thought train? Short sentences?
Study good writing. And then take a whack at making some good writing.
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