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At first this seemed a superficial Q, but when you think about it, why not? In many arts, like painting, there are clear technical manuals. This is in no way limited to “crafts”. Obviously the art...
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At first this seemed a superficial Q, but when you think about it, why not? In many arts, like painting, there are clear technical manuals. This is in no way limited to “crafts”. Obviously the artist interprets and applies the method, or goes against it, in his own personal way. Why should writing be different? There should be > “proven techniques to obtain certain effects?” Unfortunately, Adrien Hingert, I am not aware that any such site exists. You might find some answers by combing through S.E. Writers for Q like: - [The “Rules” of Writing](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/761/the-rules-of-writing) - [Books to improve writing skills](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/2373/books-to-improve-writing-skills) - [What are good reads about writing?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/148/what-are-good-reads-about-writing/220#220)