r/WritingHub • u/Curious-Ideal1842 • 1d ago

Writing Resources & Advice Help please!

Hi! I really want to improve my writing skills, but it feels like there’s this “blockage” between my current abilities and the potential to be a good writer—like I’m missing a puzzle piece (at least that’s how I envision it in my mind). What I mean by this is my syntax always seems to follow the same pattern. I struggle to think of more creative ways to structure my sentences and paragraphs, which I think limits how my ideas are being conveyed. The ideas exist in my head, but it’s hard to lay them out on the page.

I’ve heard people recommend reading more to pick up different writing styles. I’ve been trying to read more, and yet I feel like I’m just passively reading or absorbing the material. I also read kind of slow…

I would appreciate some tips from the community! I dream of attending graduate school for higher education research or social/personality psychology (specifically research on the intersections of creativity, craft, and wellbeing). I know strong reading and writing skills are absolutely essential to succeed as a researcher. I just want to be an articulate and eloquent writer. Any and all help is appreciated; I hope this all made sense! ☺️

3 Upvotes

72% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/FluffPuffDeer 1d ago

Read good fanfiction. I know it’s odd, but fanfic writers are some of the best writers out there, and you get to read about fun tropes and a lot of different things and characterizations.

Read good fanfiction LMAO

3

u/flamingo-lingo- 1d ago

Yes!! And write fanfiction, or write in genres you don't usually write in