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Five Lessons I Learned About Writing Articles from Ayn Rand
They will help you too.
As I am new to the art and craft of writing articles on Medium, I have been reading everything I can to help me improve my skills. After a while, the same information, phrased in unique ways, kept showing up
But I wanted more. I wanted to know how to express myself, write words that touched the heart and made a difference. So, I started looking at some of my favorite authors, searching for techniques that made their writing so special.
I have been an avid reader all my life, and with almost 60 years of reading, I have a lot of favorites. I narrowed it down to those I thought made an impact, not only on me, but on the world as well.
made the top of that list. But, of her many books, Atlas Shrugged had always been at the top of my list of thought-provoking reads.
I discovered that she had given a series of lectures on the art of nonfiction to a small group of colleagues.
These lectures were transcribed into a book, ‘.’
This book contains some original ideas on what it takes to become a great writer and many tips on developing that skill. The lectures were given in 1969, well before the internet.
