/lit/ - Literature

Discuss.

Writing. I want to get better at it.

I don't plan on actually writing a novel or publishing anything, but recently I've taken up the habit of writing daily (mostly because my shrink told me a diary would be good but I hate that format so I do short stories instead)

Google and YouTube give me either stuff like "40 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING!" or really inane advice such as "don't describe everything literally"

Aside from writing and reading a lot, is there anything I could do? Pic related seems like an almost universal recommendation

tl;dr writing for fun, what are some good resources for improving

Does anyone know of a good book on writing non-fiction? Specifically, communicating information. My current job has a remote team so I'd like to get better at it.

>>6910374
Several hundred more pages of Stephen King's scintillating prose and erudite use of intertextuality.

>>6679211
Tie between "Confederacy of Dunces", "Portnoy's Complaint" and "Infinite Jest."

Pic related taking himself so seriously is also kekworthy, even if the part where he told his wife about selling "Carrie" had me in tears.

>>6620214
Stephen King says they're great so that must mean something.

This is all you need, OP.

seriously