What I’m learning about writing, April edition

Just finished Jeff Vaandermeers Wonderbook. It provided me with just the right inspiration to knuckle through some short stories in the past couple of months. I was going to try to summarise everything it taught me about writing, but the book hasnt been my only influence this month. Ive also been doing Writer Victorias 5 month emerging short story course online, and Ive started the process of using beta readers, as well as attending and workshopping with my local writers group.

As a beginner,...