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I'm also working on increasing my fiction writing skills (I do mostly technical writing).

My approach is taken from my previous life as a musician. The best way to learn to play a style in music is to listen, practice, and listen again. Translated to writing, this means reading, but not just for pleasure. When you read a passage that draws you in, analyze the passage and figure out why it draws you in. Then try writing a similar passage, a parallel story, or an alternate story using some or all of the techniques you discovered. Try it with some different authors and see if it helps you break out of your academic rut.

I also recommend reading some books about writing - my favorite by far is Steven King's "On Writing". It is filled with example after example of why some writing works and why some writing stinks.


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