Learn To Write
DISSECT AND RECONSTRUCT
- Take good writing and jot short notes for each sentence.
- Put the notes aside and come back in a few days.
- Try to “rewrite” the piece using only the notes (and in your own words).
- Compare with the original and correct your faults.
CONVERT TO POETRY (AND BACK AGAIN)
- Take a story and convert it to poetry
- Wait a few days
- Convert your poem back to a story
UNDERSTAND STRUCTURE
- Take your notes from EXERCISE #1 and jumble them up
- Wait a few weeks
- Reassemble the sentences as best as you can
- Get feedback by comparing to the original
THE SECRET SAUCE
- Obsession / hard work