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Having good writing skills is very important to me. If I improve on my writing skills it can provide better grades and a higher quality future. In this essay I’m going to be stating ways that I can ameliorate my writing skills.

I have never been a big fan of reading books and it is mostly because I’m too indolent or because I didn’t think it was fun. By me reading books I can have a better vocabulary, and improve on reading and writing skills. When I read a book, I can look at how the author describes things and learn off that. This is why I think that reading could help me improve my writing skills.

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