When I’ve talked to professional writers, they say the best way to become a good writer is reading the work of writers you admire. And not just reading their wo

When I’ve talked to professional writers, they say the best way to become a good writer is reading the work of writers you admire. And not just reading their work but analysing and dissecting it. Find sentences and paragraphs you admire and study them. Pull them apart to see how they work. Try to understand the syntax and the rhythm and the rhetoric underlying them. Write variations until you remember them. Eventually you’ll have a mental catalogue you can call on while you’re writing.