Featuring interviews with bestsellers like Andy Weir, Jodi Picoult, Greg Olsen, and more, "How to Improve Your Writing" presents an uncommon but effective method of becoming a great writer.<br /><br />How do you get better at writing?<br /><br />The "write a lot and read a lot" method of improvement is insufficient. Writing and reading are both necessary, of course, but if that's all you do, you're eventually going to hit a plateau. What then?<br /><br />Engel has the answer. Actually, he has seven. After conducting an online survey, asking over 1,000 writers how they improve their fiction, Engel grouped the answers into seven main categories, 7 Drills to help you write better. With these writing habits, you can level up your craft and reach your publishing dreams. If, that is, you have the secret sauce.<br /><br />The 7 Drills are effective in their own right, but to get the most out of them, you need something called deliberate practice. Pioneered by the researcher who coined the "10,000-hour rule", deliberate practice is practice on steroids, crafted from several principles. This book explains those principles in the context of the 7 Drills, gives real life examples, and provides a step-by-step guide for how to convert your knowledge into effective habits.<br /><br />Take ownership of your talent. You *can* be better. You just need the right drills.<br /><br />“After surveying the working methods of over 1,000 writers and researching best writing process techniques in available literature, Mason has distilled that information into a very solid, practical, clear, and accessible approach to writing.”<br />-Steve Adams, Pushcart-winning author and writing coach