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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.
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