Copy until you have your own style

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When you start your creative work will suck. Why? Because you won’t have your style yet.

And that’s okay. What you can do is copy others until you do.

Take the works which impress you most and replicate them. You can even start to add your twist as you go.

Have a movie you like?

Take one of your favorite lines from it and expand it into a story.

Developing your style takes time. It takes practice. It means making things you think are terrible but at the same time have the potential to bring others immense joy

Don’t compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 10. If you're writing your storybook, it wouldn’t make much sense if the punchline crossed over with the hero from someone else’s story.

And when you do end up finding your style, expect others to do the same with your work.

Happy Learning!