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The good thing about learning to write well is that every books is a book about writing - or at least every good book. Increase the number of top quality books
by swombat 16y ago
The good thing about learning to write well is that every books is a book about writing - or at least every good book.
Increase the number of top quality books that you read and your language will naturally improve. It's not a magic recipe, and it won't happen overnight, but it will happen.
One way to make sure that what you read is always good is to focus on the classics - Dickens, Twain and so on - and also the (good) translations of foreign classics - Dostoievsky, Hesse, Marques... those are usually very well written and translated, and the more you read of them, the better your written (and spoken) english will be. Try reading one book every week or two or thereabouts.
Between that and constant practice (with feedback where possible), you should see your writing skills go from ok to good and eventually excellent within a matter of years.
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- pac21 16y agoYes, I myself improved my English by reading good books. I started with Sherlock Holmes as it was interesting as well very well written. Dickens is a very good example to get going. Also as you start reading more and more you should try short stories by Edgar Allan Poe.
- tsynfeng 16y ago"within a matter of years" That made me smile : ) I hope I can be as persistent as it takes.
- swombat 16y agoThe great thing about reading, particularly fiction, is that it's such a pleasure... so disciplining yourself to read more great fiction (and thus improve your writing and a number of other areas of your life) is a bit like disciplining yourself to eat great-tasting food or to go for walks more often. It's something you can really enjoy and build good habits around.The fact that your writing will naturally improve is just a bonus!