Richard Zaric
The best advice I ever heard is that you have to do something everyday that is related to your craft. It could be writing something. It could be editing. It could be researching a topic of interest. Set aside time every day.
Along the same lines, I think it was Stan Lee, the comic book legend, that once said that the first million words you write will be crap. You have to get over that first million before the good stuff comes out. It think that's true for anything. You have to continually practice your craft. Only through that continual practice will you ever get better.
Also: read. Read what you like. It could be anything from high-brow literary fiction all to way to a campy genre property. See how different writers string words together. See the difference between good dialogue and bad dialogue. Learn like a sponge.
Along the same lines, I think it was Stan Lee, the comic book legend, that once said that the first million words you write will be crap. You have to get over that first million before the good stuff comes out. It think that's true for anything. You have to continually practice your craft. Only through that continual practice will you ever get better.
Also: read. Read what you like. It could be anything from high-brow literary fiction all to way to a campy genre property. See how different writers string words together. See the difference between good dialogue and bad dialogue. Learn like a sponge.
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