It’s common wisdom that one of the ways you get better at writing is to read as much as you can, of different authors, different styles, different genres and subjects. Reading is one way to learn the nuances of language and how it can be played with to create the intended effect, like changing the settings on a camera to affect the aesthetic of the photograph.
But I’ve found the more I’ve been involved in workshopping, editing or coaching others’ manuscripts, the more tangled my Reader Brain and Writer Brain have become.
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