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The only way to become a better writer is to write. Yes, you can take classes and read and study, and those things will help, but only if you do them in conjunction with writing. What should you ...
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**The only way to become a better writer is to write.** Yes, you can take classes and read and study, and those things will help, but only if you do them in conjunction with writing. **What should you write? The idea you're most passionate about.** You're worried about "wasting" your idea, but that's not possible. For one, you may not be passionate about it in the future. And two, you don't just get one shot at a story. You can always recycle an idea and use it again. Heck, some people do that even if it's published. It's not uncommon for people to turn a short story they wrote before into a novel, for example.