What are some good resources to learn how to become a good writer?

Only advice in On Writing:

When in doubt, use less wording.

John Gardner's Art of Fiction is one of the best starterpacks around

you'll notice lots of truth to his words t he more you practice, and his exercises are excellent

>>8332646
Even though he writes genre fiction garbage, Branden Sanderson's BYU lectures do go into detail that's good for a beginner, as well as a lot of career advice and dealing with agents and publishing.

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>>8332662

I'll second On Writing.

You might also get something from Pressfield's The War of Art. And try something a bit different too, like Kundera's The Art of the Novel.

>>8332646
craft books are useful because they give you a vocab/framework to exist in

Helps the light go on when you figure stuff out for yourself.

the actual advice taken as dogma or "a guide" or having style guides or some shit on your desk type of deal will just hamper you, some real tumberlina posting writer memes on instagram type ish

>>8333027
this this this

Never listen to anyone who says "lol books are worthless", the truth is THEIR advice is worthless and has been proven wrong across the ages. Practice hard and learn the craft, books will definitely help you on that road since they're written by those who've walked it.

>>8333027
>having style guides or some shit on your desk type of deal will just hamper you

So... fuck Strunk & White? I think almost every new author could learn a lot from a good style guide, even if they don't follow them to the letter.

Unless you're happy to wade through florid self-published shit stuffed to the gills with adverbs.

>>8333062
>Don't use this part of speech--
No."