Why you should be writing in someone else's book

Marginalia isn't just a quaint habit of book nerds. Supercharge your writing craft with these techniques.

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One of the most potent ways to improve your ability to write your own novel is to write in someone else’s. Bookworms have long enriched their reading experience by jotting notes in the margins, highlighting passages, flagging examples of exemplary narrative technique, and picking apart what they’ve read in dedicated notebooks. Engaging with t…