Everyone wants to become a better writer today. No, not “a writer”. A better writer, because no matter who you are, these days, your life involves writing. You may not like it. You may struggle against it, but today business is 24-hour, non-stop, and global.

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Here are two words which will improve your writing TODAY: say it.

Just say what you have to say. Don’t circle around the topic. Don’t waffle. Don’t try to “write.” Say what you mean to say, straight out, no messing.

Writing takes practice. That’s why professional writers write every day: they know that writing is a muscle.

They know that when they take time off from writing, they lose their facility with words. The more you do anything, the better you get at it.

Whenever you’re tempted to say: “this is boring”: learn more. The more you know about something, the more interesting it becomes… and you’ll become a better writer.

You can write about anything with passion. Find out more about your topic, and you’ll become passionate about it.

You need to be able to think: “so what?” when someone criticizes what you write. Not in any passive-aggressive, or defensive fashion, but because you know you can do it again, and do it better, if you need to.

You may not need to, because part of your acceptance of criticism is knowing your values and beliefs, and being true to them. You calmly consider the source of the criticism, and take that into account.

Good writers are readers. They read books. You become a better writer by reading good writing, and bad writing too.

Stephen King: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”

So there you have it. Five ways to become a better writer. As Woody Allen famously said: “Eighty percent of success is showing up.”

Show up. Write.

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