How Writing Affects Your Brain, According to Science

Here’s what happens when you write

Kristina Segarra
The Writing Cooperative
4 min readSep 19, 2021

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If you are a writer, you’ve heard the saying: The more you practice your craft, the better you get. Doing an activity over and over helps your brain grow — hence, you get better in your skills. Just as professional athletes have trained their muscles to perform at a high level, a writer can train their brain to do…

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