Tom McCaffrey
Don't listen to anyone tell you how to write. Screw the rules and the pundits.
Just sit down and start typing. Write first and foremost for yourself, and if you are happy with your final product that is all that matters. Sooner or later you are going to come up with a story that will resonate with others. And practice does make perfect. The more you write, the better you will get at writing. If you want to learn how to write effective dialogue, go to a local coffee shop and eavesdrop on other's conversations. You will learn that no one speaks in complete sentences and there is rarely a subject, verb, object structure to the spoken word. Finally, never give up. Ever. Ever.
Just sit down and start typing. Write first and foremost for yourself, and if you are happy with your final product that is all that matters. Sooner or later you are going to come up with a story that will resonate with others. And practice does make perfect. The more you write, the better you will get at writing. If you want to learn how to write effective dialogue, go to a local coffee shop and eavesdrop on other's conversations. You will learn that no one speaks in complete sentences and there is rarely a subject, verb, object structure to the spoken word. Finally, never give up. Ever. Ever.
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