: Re: Can I internalize style through imitation? Books I have read and people have said that imitation of a great author is a good way to learn writing style. Well, what I want to know is whether

@Kristi637

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I can't know if your brain works like this, but when I get immersed in the work of a writer with a particular style, I find myself falling into their rhythms whether I want to or not (I even ended up composing a parody once, after binge-reading a large quantity of a distinctive author's work).
I'm also a musician, and I learned under the Suzuki method, which prioritizes imitation, and learning by ear, so maybe that's a factor for me. However, learning by imitation and "osmosis" is the first and the most foundational way we all learned language, so while that may be harder to access as an adult, I doubt it's completely out of reach for anyone.

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