Background

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I'm just curious how everyone else is working on writing technique.  

Coming off of one year in college and  6 more as a mom, I indulged in fanfiction to 'learn the ropes' in terms of balancing dialogue and action, not to mention the mechanics of grammar.  I've found that, while it can sometimes be negative, overall, the feedback I got from writing for an audience has helped me improve by leaps and bounds.             

Now that I'm branching out into original work, it's very fulfilling, but I am also eternally grateful for the opportunities to improve that fanfiction gave me.  I'd also be interested in learning a bit more about  how others improve original story skills.  (Character development seems to be the most lacking in fanfiction.  Everyone already knows said characters,  so  authors tend to leave it to the wayside.)