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11933697 No.11933697 [Reply] [Original]

Why is reading lots of literature a better writing advice than reading books about grammar, figures of speech, rethoric, oratory, metric, puntuaction and writer advice books?

>> No.11933707

>>11933697
Why is watching movies better than smelling flowers when you want to be a cinematographer?

>> No.11933731

>>11933707
you wont even understand music if you don't learn music theory first.

that's like saying that you can learn to draw by watching anime.

>> No.11934031

>>11933697
Why is listening to writing advice by strangers on the internet a good idea?

>> No.11934316

>>11933697
It isn't, you should read both.

>> No.11935814

>>11933697
Most important part is to write as much as you can, even if it's shit at first, so you are consistently practicing.

Reading a lot of books while you do so gives you a sense of what you like, what you don't like, and gives you exposure to different styles (which will influence you and potentially help you get better faster)

>> No.11935836

>>11933697
>reading books about grammar
wut. If you've finished 12+ years of education without an intuitive grasp of the grammar of your native language, writing a book is the least of your problems.

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>>11933697
>Why does reading books make me smarter

Into the ovens you go