BOWIESENSEI
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The way you describe your change in style really speaks to me. I've felt and done similar things.Just write!
Writing comes in naturally, when you're writing more and more chapters over a span of time you begin to have certain preferences that you'd like to add for instance;
I began to write both the dialogue and the narration in the same paragraph next to each other during chapters 15-20 in my Black Witch story on the original Wattpad version. Previously I write them separate but I wanted a better flow between the words so I first experimented then added it in.
Then I always just did "You ate that." She said. Those types of things. But then I started to hate saying said all the time so I did, "You ate that." She called me out while I took the last bite. I described it.
Or just very recently I started to hate that I kept using the word "as" a lot when writing. Then from my English class actually I learned of semi-colons, these things (;) So I began using them in my writing and it made the narration less monotonous so now it's a new part of my writing style!
It's all little things at first, but it adds up over time and when you look back at your old work you begin to cringe at it; that means that you've improved as a writer. It all starts when you start to dislike something about your writing and change it around to improve it.
That's how you improve your writing style :)
Maybe It's my lack of confidence that convinces me that I'm not getting any better, but from what you've said. Maybe I have c:
Semi-colons aren't something I've gotten to learning properly yet. I'm still kind of new to this, which is probably evident in my work hahaha.
Thank you for your reply <3