3 Surefire Methods To Improve Your Writing Skills

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It’s not easy to write. Putting one word in front of the other to convey meaning sounds simple, and yes, sometimes we can apply words to the page with our stream of consciousness directing it. But if you hope to write creatively, post the best blog posts in your niche, or maybe just journal with freedom, it always help to improve our skills.

 
Luckily, the first step to achieving that is really rather simple - to write more capably, you have to write. The more you do it, the more the process will feel familiar and natural errors will slowly file away.

However, it can also seem as though some of the rules you learned about writing don’t always apply. They say you should never use “and” to start a sentence, but some of the best writers use it to start a paragraph. Moreover, sometimes simple writing is best, as creative flair can get in the way of meaning, character, plot or just a good, expressive journal entry.

It’s darn confusing to figure out how to improve your craft. In this post, we’ll discuss three surefire principles you can rely on:

Read Widely

This is essential. The more you read, the better you become at writing, because you’ve internalized thousands of words of good quality prose. We’re certain there are good writers that barely read out there, but is that the norm? Far from it. Moreover, you’ll be less passionate about writing if you’re not immersed in the hobby, even if you only have the time to read five pages a day. Audiobooks count, too, so don’t worry about that. You can also use this book recommendation generator to get started if you’re unsure of where to begin.

Try To Make It Routine

We said that in order to write well, you have to write a lot. You might not have time to pump out an entire book in a week, though, as some of the early pulp writers were known to do. That’s okay, as long as you make it a routine.

A 500-word blog post a day could be a start. Keeping up with an hour of writing in the evenings if you have time for it is another. Consider this a muscle that can easily atrophy if you’re not keeping up with its exercise. That’s true of most things, but certainly true here.

Edit Later

Sometimes you just have to get it down on the page, and it’s fine if you’re not perfectly articulate while doing so. You can always edit later, and even the best writers have massive editing and proofreading rounds to make certain there are no issues with their prose. Of course, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t correct obvious misspellings, reach for another word that feels better, or take your time constructing whatever piece you’re building. But if it’s a question between that and not getting anything down, always choose the former.

With this advice, we hope you can feel more able in improving your writing skills as a practiced art.

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