Become your own writing expert

I’ve just been reading a blog from John Carlton about stealing other people’s writing.  He rants more than I do but I couldn’t agrre more with what he says.

It’s become the norm for people to expect free stuff and be allowed to do what they like with it.  At best it’s flattery but at worst it’s stealing.  And for sure it takes time to learn the rules and guideline behind anything that works.  But that’s the case for any skill you want to acquire.

The bottom line for me though is do you want to always be a copy of someone else in your writing or do you want to have your own personality?  Understanding how good writing works is the first step to real independence and your own writing identity.

Yes it takes longer but it’s worth it in the long run.

If you want to see how John Carlton writes then just Google him.  He calls himself the most copied writer and he’s certainly one of the most successful.  And that didn’t come from him just copying other people.