James Cardona
Advice #1 Write everyday, even if it is only in a journal or not for public consumption. To improve your writing, you have to practice.
Advice #2 Most writers are avid readers but as a writer who is trying to improve, you need to read with a more critical eye. When you read something that sends chills down your spin, reread it, try to dissect the passage, try to determine how the author built the suspense, set the scene, or lured you in. Sometimes this takes the magic out of the experience but this is a very good way to learn the craft.
Advice #2 Most writers are avid readers but as a writer who is trying to improve, you need to read with a more critical eye. When you read something that sends chills down your spin, reread it, try to dissect the passage, try to determine how the author built the suspense, set the scene, or lured you in. Sometimes this takes the magic out of the experience but this is a very good way to learn the craft.
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