2006-07-05 14:55:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Read more and take a class or two for English and English Lit.
2006-07-05 15:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by Gabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps...simply put, ......to become a better writer, you must first become a better listener!
Just a simple answer from a female who truly may be on to something. Just think about it for a minute!
2006-07-05 15:04:11 · answer #2 · answered by famous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read more of other people's stuff then you invariably start writing like them, or worse yet you start unconsciously taking their stuff. Personally, I think life experience, all good writers(Hemingway for instance) write about what they know. If you know what you are talking about then the writing comes easier. Sorry, I would say more but I have some mindless trash TV to watch.
2006-07-05 15:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by House 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read more...seriously the more you read the more exposure you have to different styles of writing thus making you a better writer.
2006-07-05 14:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by ballerina_kim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am very young and I have won various writing competitions. I was really bad at first. It takes practice and also empathy (understanding being able to relate to people's emotions) and style. You have to develop your own sense of words and how you use them. If you send me a writing sample I would be more then happy to help you.
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2006-07-05 15:02:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading, yes. Writing, yes. Also, find a supportive forum to share your work and try to be open to criticism (my biggest obstacle). Practice your craft as often as you can, even when you don't feel like doing it. Most importantly, believe in yourself (my second biggest obstacle). Good luck.
2006-07-05 15:01:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read other author's books that are really good. Also practice techniques like learning how to fuse two senses together(forgot what it was called) and using similes is great.
2006-07-05 14:59:32 · answer #7 · answered by ay3e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read more, write as much as you can. You should also take note of other authors' writing style. Read their books and find out how they write.
2006-07-05 15:00:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep a journal with you and write down things when they come to mind. I have written great poems by doing that.
2006-07-05 15:16:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i heard a show on npr about carrying a notepad around w/you and trying to see things around you that you never noticed before then writing short paragraphs about what you saw and how you noticed it this time and not before kind of an imagination building excersise
2006-07-05 15:01:24 · answer #10 · answered by remy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋