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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/29763
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Well if your style is immature, only two things will fix that, reading with attention, and writing. Do not neglect the reading with attention part. Francine Prose has a good book called _Reading Like a Writer_. It will help you learn to read with attention, to understand how the writers you read are actually achieving the effects that make a great story and a compelling read.

As for controversial, truly controversial books don't sell. Pseudo-controversial books sell very well. A pseudo-controversial book is one that picks a fight with group A for the purpose of delighting group B. It is pseudo-controversial because it deliberately pushes group A's buttons, but the real audience for the work is group B who already agrees with it. Because what you are actually doing is picking a fight, you have to present yourself as someone worth fighting with, which is difficult for someone very young. It is generally easier for your opponents to dismiss you are immature than to take the bait and give you the fight you are looking for.

You might be well advised to work on your style for a few years and make sure you really want the fight you propose to pick, and that you are really ready to fight it.

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