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For short stories, I used to re-write stories I liked, line by line. I don't mean re-type, I mean write down the first line and think about why the next line must inevitably come next and why it could have been different. Writing well is all about making conscious choices and trying to put oneself into the mind of the author, trying to understand why a particular story had to be told in that way can be extremely instructive. Then, I would consider how I would write that story and think about why I would approach it from a certain perspective and how my own experiences would shape it. It's pretty similar with poems, except focusing on music, image, line breaks and movement (including wordplay).