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I would read Steven King's ON WRITING
It is the most practical and most inspiring bit of "nuts and bolts" writing advice I've yet come across.
But the best thing you can do is read the genres to which you aspire and pay specific atention to how the stories are constructed, the point-of-view and the use of language.
And florrid writing does not equal better writing. Crisp, lean prose will is worth a million over-used adjectives.
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
Last edited by Roderick Usher; 11-25-2006 at 09:54 AM.
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