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To learn how other writers handle various writing elements If you have problems writing dialogue, then grab some of your favorite books and analyze the dialogue. See how it flows. How does the author handle interjections, long conversations between two people without resorting to "he said/she said" or, worse, "he said/he said." (With two speakers of the same sex it is very easy to get ripped up in trying to figure out which one is speaking.) If you see a descriptive phrase that you like, write it down. If you write action scenes, then find a really good action scene to analyze and see how the writer pulls you into the scene. If you like a book, determine why you like it. If you don't like a book, what is it specifically about the book that you don't like? And here's a good tip: After you read a book, go to Amazon.com and write a reader review of it. This is a great way to focus on whether a book "works" or not and the book's main strengths or flaws. 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