Bill Sommer
1. Read LOTS of things similar to what you want to write.
2. Read a few things completely different from what you want to write.
3. Write whimsically; edit cantankerously. Don't overuse adverbs.
4. Dissect books you love. Ask yourself, "How did the writer achieve this effect?"
5. Take your work seriously, but not yourself. Need to go write? Go do it without apologizing.
2. Read a few things completely different from what you want to write.
3. Write whimsically; edit cantankerously. Don't overuse adverbs.
4. Dissect books you love. Ask yourself, "How did the writer achieve this effect?"
5. Take your work seriously, but not yourself. Need to go write? Go do it without apologizing.
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