Debi Matlack
Write, a lot. Every day. Not that I follow my own advice, but the basic advice is get some words out every time you can. Jot down notes and ideas AS THEY COME TO YOU, don't think that you'll remember it for later. You'll forget most of it and it will sit, just out of reach, teasing you.
Also, READ. All the time. Read authors you love, and pay attention to how they write. Read new authors and do the same. Wail and gnash your teeth at the absolute crap that gets published and pay attention to how they write and then don't do that.
Most of all, write for yourself. Don't try to fit your stories into someone else's idea of what it should be, write what you want. Make yourself happy and damn the rest.
Also, READ. All the time. Read authors you love, and pay attention to how they write. Read new authors and do the same. Wail and gnash your teeth at the absolute crap that gets published and pay attention to how they write and then don't do that.
Most of all, write for yourself. Don't try to fit your stories into someone else's idea of what it should be, write what you want. Make yourself happy and damn the rest.
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