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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 momentĀ 
  5. Other Authors can be a great support system,Ā 
  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.Ā 
  8. Show, don’t tell.Ā 
  9. When I tell people ā€œI write romanceā€ and they respond with a judgmental, ā€œOhā€, remember there are so many people who love the genre, and who love my booksĀ 
  10. Blurbs are hardĀ 
  11. Rejection is part of writing sometimes. Take it and move forward.Ā 
  12. I’m not crazy, the voices in my head are charactersĀ šŸ˜‹
  13. Don’t force a story. It will all fall together when the time is rightĀ 
  14. Avoid drama – especially on GoodreadsĀ 
  15. Be proud of my books, I wrote an entire novel…that’s not something everyone can do.Ā 
  16. If one person reads/loves my book(s) I’m a success.
  17. Ā I don’t need a Best Seller tag to prove my worth as a writerĀ 
  18. Ā Blurbs are hard (yep I said it twice)
  19. Ā People will judge a book by its coverĀ 
  20. Ā Family will support you even if they don’t read your books. Word of mouth is a powerful thing.Ā 

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