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An aside, I love the metaphor rich writing: > Privacy might be the digital spinach > As this chewing gum loses flavor > A startup idea that hits the seed eco

by maverick19221 7y ago

An aside, I love the metaphor rich writing: > Privacy might be the digital spinach > As this chewing gum loses flavor > A startup idea that hits the seed ecosystem like a fashion fad, with a surprising number of founders suddenly all wearing the same ripped jeans > The market has priced in the trade war in atoms, but not in bits. Any suggestions on how to get better at writing like this?

ases 7y ago
Read a lot of content like it, really the same as any sort of writing. Then practice. You could additionally look to use a memorisation tool (something like Anki perhaps) to store new words and phrases that you like, so they are in your head, ready to be retrieved as you're hammering away at the keys.
snarf21 7y ago
Read a lot and think about what makes this writing good or bad. Then try to duplicate it and show people and get feedback. Show it to everyone and anyone. This is how I approach physical board game design. Play as many games as I can and contemplate the choices made. Why do people like this game even if I don't. Then make my own and have anyone and everyone play them. Modify and test again until strangers ask me when they can buy the game they just played.
hombre_fatal 7y ago
Practice creative writing daily. I'm not too convinced reading a lot is part of it, as the other comments suggest. Else we'd all be great writers. I'd argue that consumption is the least important part of being a good creator. Else we'd all be good creators with our endless content consumption. But I guarantee you will notice results if, every morning, you write at least a few paragraphs answering some sort of creative writing prompt. After a while, creative ideas will just come out of your head as you try to write. Just like how words and phrases magically come to you as you get better at another language. https://old.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/ https://old.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/ is a great resource. I like to read a few ideas in the morning and consider them in the shower. Then I brew a coffee and write as much as I can before I start my day, even if my idea completely sucks. I just try to treat my crappy idea as a constraint and run with it.
kian 7y ago
When you think or hear a particularly clever phrase, write it down. Whenever you feel the creative urge, stop all other things and write it down. When writing, try to imagine and feel what it is you are talking about, and metaphors will naturally suggest themselves from a combination of embodiment of feeling and resonance against the words you have already written. For each of the lines you noted above, can you feel how the author feels and thinks about the item being discussed? Particularly potent writing uses this device, lingering on these interwoven metaphors to set a contextual feel that makes it easier for you to get the point they intend for you. In this example, the first three are interwoven metaphors all drawn from the schoolyard.

ases 7y ago

Read a lot of content like it, really the same as any sort of writing. Then practice. You could additionally look to use a memorisation tool (something like Anki perhaps) to store new words and phrases that you like, so they are in your head, ready to be retrieved as you're hammering away at the keys.

snarf21 7y ago

Read a lot and think about what makes this writing good or bad. Then try to duplicate it and show people and get feedback. Show it to everyone and anyone. This is how I approach physical board game design. Play as many games as I can and contemplate the choices made. Why do people like this game even if I don't. Then make my own and have anyone and everyone play them. Modify and test again until strangers ask me when they can buy the game they just played.

hombre_fatal 7y ago

Practice creative writing daily. I'm not too convinced reading a lot is part of it, as the other comments suggest. Else we'd all be great writers. I'd argue that consumption is the least important part of being a good creator. Else we'd all be good creators with our endless content consumption. But I guarantee you will notice results if, every morning, you write at least a few paragraphs answering some sort of creative writing prompt. After a while, creative ideas will just come out of your head as you try to write. Just like how words and phrases magically come to you as you get better at another language. https://old.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/ https://old.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/ is a great resource. I like to read a few ideas in the morning and consider them in the shower. Then I brew a coffee and write as much as I can before I start my day, even if my idea completely sucks. I just try to treat my crappy idea as a constraint and run with it.

kian 7y ago

When you think or hear a particularly clever phrase, write it down. Whenever you feel the creative urge, stop all other things and write it down. When writing, try to imagine and feel what it is you are talking about, and metaphors will naturally suggest themselves from a combination of embodiment of feeling and resonance against the words you have already written. For each of the lines you noted above, can you feel how the author feels and thinks about the item being discussed? Particularly potent writing uses this device, lingering on these interwoven metaphors to set a contextual feel that makes it easier for you to get the point they intend for you. In this example, the first three are interwoven metaphors all drawn from the schoolyard.