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neku57: 1 year ago via iPhone | Last edited at 1:04PM on 7/20/2011

How can i have a better writing? or how can i improve my writing skills faster? (Write Better,Better words)

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Dozy: 1 year ago | Last edited at 2:11PM on 7/20/2011

It's a lot easier than you think and the short answer is just one word: READ.

When you read, do it with your eyes open and your brain in gear, so that you become aware of the way language is used. Read anything you like, but the better the author, the more you will learn.

I'm not talking about Shakespeare or Dickens -- the language has changed too much since their day -- but most competent novelists will get you there. (One exception is Nora Roberts. I've read her mystery stories, written under the pen name of J.D,.Robb, and if she wasn't such a brilliant story-teller I wouldn't persevere with her frequent errors.)

Reading won't make you technically perfect but it worked for me. My own writing wouldn't stand up to scrutiny by an expert, but it's good enough to get my ideas across -- and I learned how to do it by reading.

If you want to add some technical expertise I'll recommend two books -- The Elements of Style by Strunk and White which is well thought of in US universities, and Penguin Working Words.

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VirginiaL: 1 year ago

Oh, what a wonderful, and fun suggestion!

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kikil29: 1 year ago

I really don't think they asked for all of that!!!

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Dozy: 1 year ago

Maybe, maybe not. That's how I read it. What would you have said?

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kikil29: 1 year ago

read my answer........

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Dozy: 1 year ago

Sorry, kiki, writing more without knowledge will only reinforce errors. I'd certainly agree that writing more will help once you have some knowledge;

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Boypinoy: 1 year ago

Great advise, Dozy. Also, I think the commenter's profile name is kikil. I'm sure you know what kiki means in my country.

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Dozy: 1 year ago

Well, no I don't BP. Are you able to tell me or is it a little too colourful for Ask?

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kikil29: 1 year ago

@Boypinoy and what the freak does it mean in YOUR country dude?

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Boypinoy: 1 year ago

May be too colorful. Maybe some Pinoy woodpushers in Oz can tell you.

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Dozy: 1 year ago

I imagine it's like pooki to the Malays -- and that may well be appropriate.

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Boypinoy: 1 year ago

Ha, ha, ha!

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Dozy: 1 year ago

JBH I'm sorry we missed that. If we say it in Tagalog or Malay we can get away with it but translating it might have been a tad naughty.

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Sonshine: 1 year ago via iPhone

Excellent answer!

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hiimchucky: 1 year ago

Write alot

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MadMarcus15: 1 year ago

Like writing a book? Just imagine all of the actions as if it were a movie, and define what the camera views would show.

If you don't know how to do that, pretty much just explain your imagination. You'd be amazed at how much you can improve in a week at your writing if you write one page of your book a day.

Trust me, my brother was terrible at writing when he first started, now he's a professional and he never took classes or anything.

As for the words, you don't need to use all big, fancy words. People like books they can read and understand, haha.

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neku57: 1 year ago via iPhone

So what youre saying is write any books Pages till i perfect the same words as that book. Is that what you're saying? or im wrong?

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MadMarcus15: 1 year ago

No, just write your best. You'll improve. But actually you can do what you just said as well.

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MadMarcus15: 1 year ago

Yeah, cause I write. Do you know what I'm talking about?

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1sInnovations: 1 year ago via iPhone

Practice makes perfect and improve your vocabulary

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gabsy: 1 year ago

Read bigger and older novels

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coop30180: 1 year ago via iPhone

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bluesmama: 1 year ago via iPhone

Classical novels. I read Sidney Sheldon & Shakespeare. One silently, the other Out Loud. & I read books over & over again to, among other things, emulate the author!

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VirginiaL: 1 year ago

Wish I could give you more than one green thumb! Such powerful language in those literary works...

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Google.It: 1 year ago

Practice

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Sonshine: 1 year ago via iPhone

I agree with Dozy. In order to write better you need to read more. The more you learn the better writing skills you will have. Find an author in your favorite genre and keep reading. If you think about somethingbof your own that relates to what you are reading start a writing journal. Good luck & happy reading!

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Dozy: 1 year ago

The journal's a good idea. I remember when my reading started to diversify in my early 20s I kept a dictionary nearby. So many words that we take for granted with a little experience can be difficult for a young person -- particularly somebody like myself who had only a couple of years' high school education.

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whatwouldido: 1 year ago via iPhone

I read Moby Dick at 10

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Dozy: 1 year ago

I was still reading kid's books at 10. Moby Dick is quite an achievement at that age.

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MadMarcus15: 1 year ago

I read Shakespeare and I'm fifteen. :P

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