Twenty Things the Craft of Writing Has Taught Me

My pub sister, Amy K Mcclung recently posted this in her Facebook page and, since I agree with pretty much everything she says, I asked her if I could post it here. What do you think? Is there anything else you’d add to the list?

Twenty Things the Craft of Writing Has Taught Me

by Amy K Mcclung

1. A good editor is worth everything
2. Don’t read reviews!
3. If you do read reviews, learn from them…don’t cry
4. Write what you love, not what’s the big seller at the moment 
5. Other Authors can be a great support system, 
6. There are some authors who will only look out for themselves (true in all aspects of life)
7. Write what you know or do your research heavily on what you don’t. 
8. Show, don’t tell. 
9. When I tell people “I write romance” and they respond with a judgmental, “Oh”, remember there are so many people who love the genre, and who love my books 
10. Blurbs are hard 
11. Rejection is part of writing sometimes. Take it and move forward. 
12. I’m not crazy, the voices in my head are characters 😋
13. Don’t force a story. It will all fall together when the time is right 
14. Avoid drama – especially on Goodreads 
15. Be proud of my books, I wrote an entire novel…that’s not something everyone can do. 
16. If one person reads/loves my book(s) I’m a success.
17.  I don’t need a Best Seller tag to prove my worth as a writer 
18.  Blurbs are hard (yep I said it twice)
19.  People will judge a book by its cover 
20.  Family will support you even if they don’t read your books. Word of mouth is a powerful thing.