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Nice little list:

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/15-things-a-writer-should-never-do?et_mid=618300&rid=211613649
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I am slightly guilty of #2:
"Don’t try to write like your idols."

But I think it has to do with inspiration. When I read a work by someone I like, I am inspired to write. And when I write right after reading a work by someone I like, I subconsciously emulate it.

I don't think this is totally bad, but I do agree with and support what the author of this article is saying.

Good read. Thanks for sharing!
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I've picked up the most valuable lessons from three authors in particular (CJ Cherryh, Jack Vance, L.M. Bujold) but I don't try to "write like" any of them, because if I do, I sound like an idiot. Well, at least to myself. [Smile]
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