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		GeoAtreides on Nov 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: More people should write (2012) Read and think about you read. You can't get better at writing without reading as much as you can, as widely as you can.

jodrellblank on Nov 18, 2023 [–]

Possibly the thing I do most is read comments on the internet, I'm not convinced it makes me a better writer, tbh.

GeoAtreides on Nov 18, 2023 | [–]

I'm sorry, I thought it was obvious I meant read books, good books.

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