Sonal Panse
Write with clarity and authenticity.
Be observant of everything around you and the people you meet/see. Try to consider things from different perspectives without automatically jumping to judgment or simply accepting commonly held beliefs. Keep a journal.
Read a lot and read widely, not just in your particular genre. Study word usage, sentence structures, descriptions, character development, story development, plot arcs, expression of ideas, dialogues, and so on. However good you are, there are always people that are miles and miles better, and you need to learn from them if you want to improve.
You should always want to improve.
Don't take yourself too seriously though. There are enough sacred cows.
Be observant of everything around you and the people you meet/see. Try to consider things from different perspectives without automatically jumping to judgment or simply accepting commonly held beliefs. Keep a journal.
Read a lot and read widely, not just in your particular genre. Study word usage, sentence structures, descriptions, character development, story development, plot arcs, expression of ideas, dialogues, and so on. However good you are, there are always people that are miles and miles better, and you need to learn from them if you want to improve.
You should always want to improve.
Don't take yourself too seriously though. There are enough sacred cows.
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