- Writing and editing are two separate and different processes;
- Writing and editing are two distinct processes;
- Write first, edit later;
- Only highlight or underline if this works for you. Don’t get distracted pretending to be an editor;
- Write every day;
- Write what you would like to read, not what others would like;
- Create a ritual;
- Keep this ritual;
- When you’re not writing, read;
- Read a lot;
- Read everything: comics, newspapers, novels, magazines, scripts, poetry, posters, tattoos, mustard packaging. All;
- Read what you write out loud;
- Read what others write aloud;
- Don’t read to try to understand. This is about writing;
- Read so you can write. Understand the context, tone and rhythm;
- Listen to people talking. Pay attention to how they construct their sentences differently from you;
- Don’t listen to try to understand. This is about writing;
- Understand the context, tone and rhythm;
- Write with different tools: keyboard, pencil, pen, crayon, dirt, whatever;
- Write on different media: graph paper, lined paper, unlined, blackboard, palmtop, canvas, dirt, whatever;
- Write in different places, but keep a place to write at home;
- Writer’s block doesn’t exist. Are you stuck? Continue writing anything after the line you left off… just write and don’t think about anything else.
- Tell everyone you write to: your family, friends, the postman, the prostitutes, everyone;
- But don’t tell anyone exactly what you’re writing;
- Mercilessly destroy any “maybe” about writing;
- Put aside that list, and any advice, book, or text about writing you’ve ever been offered;
- Write every day.
The Only Writing Advice You’ll Ever Need
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