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What's the best writing advice you've ever read and/or received?
The most helpful piece of advice I've been told was that (yes, I know it's gory ):"Good writing is like opening your veins and bleeding all over the page."
The most useful I've read is to "write something you'd be scared to have your parents read."
Both come down to be willing to expose yourself to the reader, and not being afraid to bare your emotions and experiences. Not applicable to all types of writing, but when I've been brave enough to follow it, it's led me to the minor successes I've had.
The most helpful piece of advice I've been told was that (yes, I know it's gory ):"Good writing is like opening your veins and bleeding all over the page."
The most useful I've read is to "write something you'd be scared to have your parents read."
Both come down to be willing to expose yourself to the reader, and not being afraid to bare your emotions and experiences. Not applicable to all types of writing, but when I've been brave enough to follow it, it's led me to the minor successes I've had.