In order to write better, you should hear every sentence you write as if it was being read aloud or spoken

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In order to write better, you should always write (and read) with the ear, not the eye 0 0 1

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In order to write better, you should hear every sentence you write as if it was being read aloud or spoken 0 0 1

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C.S. Lewis/Advice on Writing: Letter to a Schoolgirl in America

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