Lloyd Jeffries
1. Learn the craft!
2. The two S's of writing: Self-validate and self-soothe.
3. Keep your own counsel. Make the story resonate for yourself. Challenge yourself, thrill yourself, believe in yourself.
4. Then bend genres.
5. Omit needless words (a classic that can't be overstated).
2. The two S's of writing: Self-validate and self-soothe.
3. Keep your own counsel. Make the story resonate for yourself. Challenge yourself, thrill yourself, believe in yourself.
4. Then bend genres.
5. Omit needless words (a classic that can't be overstated).
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