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Write Like Márquez: 7 Exercises "Stolen" From the Master

A practical companion to “7 Short Lessons from Gabriel García Márquez"

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Strange Pilgrims
Feb 16, 2026
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Everything below comes directly from how Gabriel García Márquez actually worked. Each exercise takes a principle from the book and turns it into something you can do this week to practically improve your writing or enter deeper into work you’re already wrestling with.

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