Common Writing Myths

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There are very few objective truths about writing. I think there are some (you’ll typically suck at first, a strong noun/verb is better than a weak noun/verb with a qualifier, remove needless words, etc). But most of these “objective truths” are little more than common writing myths. There are a host of suppositions masquerading as axioms: – Show don’t tell – Writers must write every day – Writers can’t notwrite – Never use...