How to improve writing skill?

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practice must needed. Be concentrate on that
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Practice.
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dubaicos wrote:The best way to improve writing skill is to read widely and to write on different diverse topics as much as possible as it `s a very crucial step towards building proper grammatical phrases.
Agreed. Read more and writing will improve, reading at the appropriate level is also very important.
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1 broaden their horizons, many observations, experience life two widely read articles and more Lianbi that can accelerate from knowledge to learning to write writing knowledge will be used in the process tПВС 1788 и ПВС 1799 , improve their writing can say this is the most critical part of the level . Qing Tang Biao had this to say :
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People have always said you're a "good" writer, and you've thought about becoming one yourself. Perhaps the next Annie Proulx, or the next David Foster Wallace? To get there, you have to be great, not just good.

It takes a great deal of practice, of course, but there are ways you can improve and become the writer you want to be. We'll share some tips with you, and perhaps someday somebody will aspire to be the next you!
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StitchMySmile wrote:Practice makes perfect. The more she writes the better she will get.

I completely agree pracitce makes perfect. What I like to do is I have a list of writing prompts I have kept from class, found online and through workshops. Then I pick one from time to time and write a few things with that same prompt, but I try to make it a different genre each time.
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I think more reading and writing can be beneficial for improve writing skill.
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People have always said you're a "good" writer, and you've thought about becoming one yourself. Perhaps the next Annie Proulx, or the next David Foster Wallace? To get there, you have to be great, not just good.

It takes a great deal of practice, of course, but there are ways you can improve and become the writer you want to be. We'll share some tips with you, and perhaps someday somebody will aspire to be the next you!
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There are two elements mentioned in the OP. One is speed. The other is skill.

Speed of itself is not very important unless content is secondary. But I take it actual velocity is not the point. The speed at which the subject is able to come up with copy may be the question.
One technique is to have a regular amount of writing time everyday. Keeping to the schedule and writing on anything one has been thinking about in previous twenty-four hours is very beneficial to the writing imagination. Most writers do a lot of thinking. It is hard for a person to write if they do not read widely, and take an interest in things at a depth below the superficial.
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Its been said well previously but you have to write on a regular basis to gain any proficiency at it. Additionally, like learning to speak you will write fitfully and then with greater confidence, clarity and speed as you go.
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I am new at this myself, I think you just let whatever comes into your head as soon as the idea pop's in write it down and let it flow, unusually the first thing that comes into your head is what you really want to say. If you wait to long and just keep thinking about it by the time you try to put in in writing it is nothing like what your original idea was! So let the pen flow..... also always have pen and paper in your purse or some place that is easy to get to and let your mind free !!! Good luck! :roll:
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Good points! I can't remember if I saw this but it goes without saying that reading is just as important as digging down and writing. It helps teach you the rhythms and pacing to writing.
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