"Noboday is born with a STYLE 

or a VOICE.  

We don't come out of the womb knowing who we are.

 

In the beginning, we learn by pretending to be our heroes. 

We learn by copying.

 

Practice writing,

not plagiarism

 

Copying is about reverse- engineering.  It is like a mechanic taking apart a car

to see how it works"

~Steal like an ARTIST by Austin Kleon

 

READ IT (read like a reader)

ANALYZE IT (read like a writer)

EMULATE IT ( write like the writer)

~adapted from Kelly Gallagher