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Q&A How much heed should we pay to writing advice

Treat advice as a smorgasbord. Pick what works and leave the rest. Make sure you test the advice you get. That way you will know if it works or not. It may sound great in your head, but it's what ...

posted 7y ago by Erk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:27:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Erk‭ · 2019-12-08T04:27:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
Treat advice as a smorgasbord. Pick what works and leave the rest.

Make sure you test the advice you get. That way you will _know_ if it works or not. It may sound great in your head, but it's what happens on the paper that counts...

I look at my writing as a dual task: 1) Write books and 2) create my personal process/method for how to write books.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-08-27T00:55:15Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 1