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Improve your writing by imitating the greats.

ekpyrotic — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:41 -0800

Improve your writing by imitating the greats. I am a middling writer. I have won college writing awards. I once published two pieces in a national newspaper.

I am eager to learn. At night I often find myself scanning http://delicious.com/search?p=writing. The result is frequently the same, either (i) the articles are old, or (ii) the content is old news, Use the active voice, Delete unnecessary words, or other Shrunkian globules of wisdom.

I have read that there comes a time when you should turn to the masters: Hemingway, Nabokov, Chekov, Kafka. Read them; distill their lessons; imitate them.

How do I do that? Are there specific exercises?

Lamb Flavored Turkey Chops? Need a recipe!

Izzmeister — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:55:30 -0800

Lamb Flavored Turkey Chops. Recipe, anyone? I am drooling for a recipe for "lamb flavored turkey".

anyone?

google-fu failing me...

and i'm hungry. :)

O'Reilly Parodies.

gregb1007 — Mon, 08 May 2006 21:03:29 -0800

Have you noticed anyone parodying Bill O'Reilly on TV? Ever Since Stephen Colbert's show premiered, I noticed that he parodied Bill O'Reilly's style on the O'Reilly Factor. I would really be interested in finding out if anyone else (comedian or otherwise) parodies Bill O'Reilly on television. Once I learn who parodies Bill, I'll try to catch a clip of it on TV, internet, or video.

Imitation English

inksyndicate — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:46:49 -0800

We're familiar with imitation German, imitation Swedish and imitation Chinese. What's it sound like in non-English countries when people mock English?