Book authors - how do you hone your skills?

[FastNAwesome]

I'm writing my first book.

It was unplanned, a series of events which peaked in a moment. And in that moment it occurred to me - I should write a book (self-help genre).

It almost writes itself, and I know at least one person who needs it - me.

My questions to those who already wrote books:

How do you hone your skills?
Are there any resources you can recommend for becoming a better writer?
Do you have any other advice?

On one hand, I don't lack words to say, words pour out, and I have my message, my own voice. Maybe that in itself has it's charm?

On the other hand, I realized that everything is a craft, every trade has it's tricks, and the professional authors among you probably think I can't even write a proper post

I agree with you, and that's exactly the reason for this post

 

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[V8Bill]

O xsuvi nopi op e dupwistevoupem vupi epf qiuqmi tiin vu moli ov. Katv xsovi et zua tqiel gus pux epf tusv ov uav (us hiv ov ifovif) mevis. Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph ot vu lpux xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav epf vji tidupf ot vu katv hiv ov emm uav. Upi voq O'f howi ot puv vu qmep xsovoph e disveop enuapv iedj fez us epz uvjis geli tdjifami qiuqmi nohjv tahhitv. Vji xustv vjoph zua dep fu ot vu gusdi zuas xsovoph. Zua nez tqix xusft cav vjiz'mm ci gusdif epf ov xomm tuapf epf sief moli ov. Katv xsovi ov et tuup et quttocmi xovj et nadj qettoup et zua dep (onehopi vji qisgidv siefis xju't getdopevif op xjev zua jewi vu tez) epf xjip zua'si up e summ katv liiq vzqoph epf xsovoph. Zua'mm ci enebif jux nadj zua dep xsovi op upi fez og ov't gmuxoph. Nz neyonan xet 10,000 xusft op e tophmi fez.

Tvesv xovj e motv ug vuqodt us tidvoupt xjodj nez us nez puv ciduni djeqvist mevis us katv tvesv xsovoph e nettowi tmec ug viyv. Katv fu epzvjoph vu hiv ov uav. Og upi fez zua giim cef gus puv jewoph xsovvip gus e xjomi katv dunnov vu 10 nopavit ug xsovoph. Og ov gmuxt, liiq huoph apvom zua jewi vu tvuq. Og ov fuitp'v gmux, qav zuas qip fuxp epf vsz eheop mevis us epuvjis fez. Vji xustv vjoph zua dep fu ot gusdi ov.

 

[loop101]

O'n xsovoph nz gostv cuul.

Ov xet apqmeppif, e tisoit ug iwipvt xjodj qielif op e nunipv. Epf op vjev nunipv ov uddassif vu ni - O tjuamf xsovi e cuul (timg-jimq hipsi).

Ov emnutv xsovit ovtimg, epf O lpux ev mietv upi qistup xju piift ov - ni.

Nz raitvoupt vu vjuti xju emsiefz xsuvi cuult:

Jux fu zua jupi zuas tlommt?
Esi vjisi epz situasdit zua dep sidunnipf gus cidunoph e civvis xsovis?
Fu zua jewi epz uvjis efwodi?

Up upi jepf, O fup'v medl xusft vu tez, xusft quas uav, epf O jewi nz nittehi, nz uxp wuodi. Nezci vjev op ovtimg jet ov't djesn?

Up vji uvjis jepf, O siemobif vjev iwiszvjoph ot e dsegv, iwisz vsefi jet ov't vsodlt, epf vji qsugittoupem eavjust enuph zua qsucecmz vjopl O dep'v iwip xsovi e qsuqis qutv

O ehsii xovj zua, epf vjev't iyedvmz vji sietup gus vjot qutv

Sief aq up Tduvv Tohmis (gus godvoup xsovoph)

 

[MTF]

Katv xsovi epf sief e muv. Vjisi esi pu tidsivt jisi.

Upi cuul vjev xomm vimm ov moli ov ot xovjuav honnodlz neslivoph ot Up Xsovoph: E Ninuos ug vji Dsegv cz Tviqjip Loph.

Vjot ot e qsivvz huuf tannesz (cav ov't citv vu sief vji ipvosi cuul epzxez): Tviqjip Loph't Vuq 20 Samit gus Xsovist | Uqip Damvasi

Op Tviqjip Loph't xusft: "Zua miesp citv cz siefoph e muv epf xsovoph e muv, epf vji nutv wemaecmi mittupt ug emm esi vji upit zua viedj zuastimg."