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Q&A How can I get my style to feel more mature?

I'm 22 year old and when I read myself, my writing style feels juvenile. By that, I mean that everything seems enveloped in a drape of purity, of carelessness and that whatever happens will end wel...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Keker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:39:34Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/32445
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Keker‭ · 2019-12-08T07:39:34Z (about 5 years ago)
I'm 22 year old and when I read myself, my writing style feels juvenile. By that, I mean that everything seems enveloped in a drape of purity, of carelessness and that whatever happens will end well.

I tried many things so it doesn't happen: choose mature subjects (distopias, dilemmas), write horrible situations (violence), describe the environment a lot more than what I was doing (going from 2/3 lines to a whole paragraph), and I worked on my characters to make them feel more realistic.

Yet, I still feel like I'm writing like a child. Is it because I'm reading myself? What could I do to fix that?

If it is relevant for whatever reason, my native language is french and I'm writing in french.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-01-10T10:55:46Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 5