Writing Advice NOT to Take
“Never start a story with the weather” – you can do whatever you like, as long as it’s not boring!
“Write what you know” – yes, you should explore what you know first, definitely. But if you want to write something else, do it! Technically, I started writing a love story before I knew what love was. And similarly, writing fantasy means using my imagination only (I have never seen a dragon!)
“Don’t write cliches” – true, don’t be the same as everyone else. But that doesn’t mean that exploring cliches can’t work; they’re cliche for a reason because they work/are relatable!
“Descriptions are key” – they’re not, really. As long as you make sense, you don’t need to list a bunch of descriptions to go along with it. Your readers have their own brains, they can fill in the blanks like what colour the wallpaper is or how many freckles the character has.
“There are only 10 rules of writing…” – THERE ARE NO RULES!! WRITE WHAT YOU WANT, HOW YOU WANT! Heck, you might just stand out because of it.
“You need to write likable characters” –
“Action is needed” – It depends on genre, yes an adventure book needs action but other genres don’t need it, especially not throughout! Only certain readers will be bothered by the lack of action scenes, otherwise, most will find entertainment elsewhere (the character interactions, love, revelations etc.)
“Write what you know” – yes, you should explore what you know first, definitely. But if you want to write something else, do it! Technically, I started writing a love story before I knew what love was. And similarly, writing fantasy means using my imagination only (I have never seen a dragon!)
“Don’t write cliches” – true, don’t be the same as everyone else. But that doesn’t mean that exploring cliches can’t work; they’re cliche for a reason because they work/are relatable!
“Descriptions are key” – they’re not, really. As long as you make sense, you don’t need to list a bunch of descriptions to go along with it. Your readers have their own brains, they can fill in the blanks like what colour the wallpaper is or how many freckles the character has.
“There are only 10 rules of writing…” – THERE ARE NO RULES!! WRITE WHAT YOU WANT, HOW YOU WANT! Heck, you might just stand out because of it.
“You need to write likable characters” –
“Action is needed” – It depends on genre, yes an adventure book needs action but other genres don’t need it, especially not throughout! Only certain readers will be bothered by the lack of action scenes, otherwise, most will find entertainment elsewhere (the character interactions, love, revelations etc.)
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