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Though it was never a "conscious learning" thing for me, I essentially retained certain literary moments over time and re-reading, so when I found myself doing a scene, I would recall that this book handled that scene this way, that book did it that way, but that book did it most effectively this way. Likewise, in blocking scenes, timing devices, atmosphere, dialogue, etc, I was able to recall bits and pieces of things that I thought worked especially well, and use those as guidelines for my work. Eventually, my adaptation of those bits and pieces became my own style.
I don't have a problem reading other writers' works as I write, but I tend not to, just because I'd rather work on my story than read others'.
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