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I recently did because drawing so much was kind of stressful lol
But right now my prose is leagues worse than my drawing abilities, so for now im practicing with short stories...
So, a problem i have is that most of the stories that i came up with would look good on comics, but in prose they kind of make me cringe (like a martial arts one, how does that work?)
And also i think im thinking too visually when writing, is that a problem?
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>>24732487
The best thing you can do when trying to start writing is read more. Read stuff that does what you're interested in. Read things that inspire you, and to a degree treat them like you would drawing studies; if you feel inspired, don't shy from swapping the book for a pen and ripping the style or ideas off. Just consider it practice. The more you read the more you'll understand the tricks and structures writers use.

Visual thinking isn't a bad thing, in my mind, but remember to do things you can't accomplish with only an image: other senses, thoughts, knowledge beyond what's "there".
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>>24732499
I have been reading for around 5 years so i think ive absorbed a bit by osmosis. But i think that now that im gonna write i have to read more as you say
>Visual thinking isn't a bad thing, in my mind, but remember to do things you can't accomplish with only an image: other senses, thoughts, knowledge beyond what's "there".

I see, thats what i was missing. Due to my background i only focus on the images and rarely pay attention to other senses or thoughts...
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>>24732511
>I have been reading for around 5 years
What have you been reading? This matters. 5 years of fantasyslop is far different from 5 years of the Paris Review
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>>24732518
>What have you been reading? This matters. 5 years of fantasyslop

f-five years of fantasy slop
Thats why i said ive only absorbed a bit of writing knowledge passively lol



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