What's the best writing tip anyone's ever given you? What six little words have changed the way you think about writing or helped you overcome writer's block?
Share the best writing advice you've ever gotten right here in six words!
(If you're not totally clear on what a six-word memoir is, check out SMITH magazine, where the six-word memoir project was born, as well as the thread for the "Why I Write" contest we held in 2010--then come back here and contribute!)
Tags: inspiration, memoir, nonfiction
6-word memoir on writers block:
Work on two projects at once.
Christina Laurie, Cape Cod, MA
Every character must have a motivation.
Permalink Reply by Alice Elliott Dark on July 10, 2012 at 9:23am Write one sentence at a time.
Permalink Reply by Rosalind Smith-Nazilli on July 10, 2012 at 9:27am Write anything. Sleep. Then write again.
Permalink Reply by Margo Rowder on July 10, 2012 at 9:31am Don't spread ideas across extra words.
Permalink Reply by Karen Pickell on July 10, 2012 at 9:44am Consider criticism, but trust your gut.
Permalink Reply by B. Lynn Goodwin on July 12, 2012 at 9:41pm Love it!
Permalink Reply by Eileen Harris on July 10, 2012 at 9:44am Write first, save tips for the edit.
Permalink Reply by Jo Michaels on July 10, 2012 at 10:21am Write only to please yourself first.
The best writing advice I was ever given? Relax and enjoy the journey!
Permalink Reply by Susan Pohlman on July 10, 2012 at 10:30am Writing is rewriting!
Permalink Reply by Veronica Williams on July 10, 2012 at 10:38am It's okay if it sucks.
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