"Sometimes writing advice just won’t click with you. You’ll read a nugget of wisdom that everyone..."

“Sometimes writing advice just won’t click with you. You’ll read a nugget of wisdom that everyone else is oohing and ahing about, but instead of that zing of realization, you’ll just hear a clunk.

 

Realize that even the best advice might not be for you. As long as you’re not rejecting advice out of hand because it’s not what you want to hear, you can pick and choose what works for you. There is no one way to be a writer.”

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Karen Sandler is the author of nineteen novels for adults, as well as Tankborn, Awakening, and Rebellion, a YA science fiction trilogy. She is a founding team member of We Need Diverse Books.

Writer’s Care Packages from Camp NaNoWriMo and We Need Diverse Books.