How to Improve your Writing Skills
by Aisha Mohd

1. 3)Practicing Your Skills
1.1. 1-Buy a notebook.
1.2. 2-Write down any ideas that come to you
1.3. 3-Fill up your notebook and keep going
1.4. 4-Join a writing workshop
1.5. 5-Write every day
2. 4) Crafting a Story
2.1. 1-Pick a topic and lay out a general arc for your story
2.2. 2-Write an outline
2.3. 3-Keep some space in your story outline to add characters, and what makes them who they are.
2.4. 4-Don't be afraid to hop around
2.5. 5-Don't be afraid to hop around
2.6. 6-Write the first draft
2.7. 8-Write it again
2.8. 9-Write it through to the end
2.9. 10-Read and share your story.
2.10. 11-Write the final draft
3. 1) Improving the Basics
3.1. 1-Use active instead of passive voice
3.2. 2-Use strong words
3.3. 3-Cut the chaff
3.3.1. 3Cut the chaff
3.4. 4-Show, don't tell.
3.5. 5-Avoid phrases,
3.6. 6-Avoid generalizations
3.7. 7-Back up what you say
3.8. 8- Use metaphors and similes with caution.
3.8.1. Use metaphors and similes with caution.
3.9. 9-Break the rules
3.10. 10-Edit, edit, edit
3.10.1. Duration
4. 2)Reading for Writing
4.1. 1-Pick up a good book or ten. Schedule
4.2. 2-Map the allusions that run through your culture.
4.3. 3-Make sure you understand why a classic work is considered great.
4.4. 4-Attend the theatre.
4.5. 5-Read magazines, newspapers, and everything else.
4.5.1. Budget
4.6. 6-Know when to put down your influences. Development Measurement
4.6.1. KPI's