Garima Gupta
First and foremost, read. Read good writing, in the language in which you wish to write.
Some people say read everything you can lay your hands on but that doesn't work for me. I tend to get immersed in the book I am reading. Books change me. They change my writing voice. So I am selective in what I read and I let it change me.
Next, write a lot of short pieces. My best book came from an article I wrote a few years earlier.
DO take feedback. We can be sensitive but believe me, you want to hear from your reader. You really CAN write better.
Lastly, I like to write as though I am talking to someone, someone in particular. I may envisage a different person for different chapters of my book, but I always have one or more personas (or real people) in my head when I write. It works for me.
Some people say read everything you can lay your hands on but that doesn't work for me. I tend to get immersed in the book I am reading. Books change me. They change my writing voice. So I am selective in what I read and I let it change me.
Next, write a lot of short pieces. My best book came from an article I wrote a few years earlier.
DO take feedback. We can be sensitive but believe me, you want to hear from your reader. You really CAN write better.
Lastly, I like to write as though I am talking to someone, someone in particular. I may envisage a different person for different chapters of my book, but I always have one or more personas (or real people) in my head when I write. It works for me.
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