Reading the works of
the best literature masters is always helpful. Their words come from years of
practice and mastery and provide a strong foundation to tell apart a good work
from a bad one; this is mostly theoretical, however.
To review writers with
which we share the same learning level and to let them review our work is a
useful tool for improving our writing. This allows not only to get someone
else’s opinion of our work (to find out how different is what we intended to
say to what was understood can be very revealing) but also to see how other
writers work, how they understand different concepts and apply different
techniques. Noticing what works and what does not in other people’s writing is
easier because that blindness that we suffer when reading once and again our
own works is not present.
Reviewing other
writers’ works is in fact one of the best ways to learn.
When we start
reviewing other authors’ works we realize that reviewing is itself a skill that
can be learned and improved with practice.
At first we focus on
technical, grammar, spelling and syntax comments only. That is all very useful
but it is not enough. Then we take a step forward towards style and content but
being extremely cautious when evaluating scenes and ideas. We do not want to
hurt feelings or egos and we make sure to make it clear that our opinion is
absolutely subjective and personal.
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