Community Question Time: Who's Your Writing Wannabe?

The Forever Workshop Community Corner

Ok, ok, ok, this was originally going to be “who’s your writing crush?” but that felt a little bit too confessional, so let’s keep things classy and focus on our CRAFT instead. (And if your answer also happens to be your crush then, well, so be it.)

So. Here’s our latest Community Corner discussion topic:

If you could write like ANYONE, who would it be?

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What is it about this author’s writing style / voice / approach / characters / body of work that you love so much?

and….

Are there any similarities between your beloved ‘wannabe’ and your own writing?

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Of course, your answer may well be: “I don’t want to write like anyone else, I want to write like me!” — which is probably the overarching lesson here — but there’s also plenty to learn from our influences, our inspiration, and analysing the process of other artists whose work we admire.

So if you can’t think of anyone you’d like to emulate, tell us how you’d like to develop your writing further, and what you’re proud of within your own craft!

P.S. Also check out Jo Gatford’s, Take it from Shakespeare Workshop — in which she shows you how to borrow from Shakespearean rhythm, imagery and rhetoric, and cultivate a bold disregard for the literary rules…