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Six-Word Memoir: "The Best Writing Tip I've Ever Gotten"
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
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Permalink Reply by Dawn Blume Hawkes on -
Be selective on who you share your writing with, e.g. editors, etc. My father was a screenwriter and throughout my collaboration with him, he always said, "Share your work with ten people and you'll have ten different novels."
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Permalink Reply by E. Joyce Moore on -
Read, read,and read some more.
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Permalink Reply by Sara Renae Mattson on -
I couldn't agree more, Joyce! It's what I tell my students all the time :-)
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Permalink Reply by Sara Renae Mattson on
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I've enjoyed reading everyone's six-word memoir advice! Mine is...
"Never Compromise Your Love For Writing"
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Permalink Reply by Eryl Shields on -
Embrace the shitty first draft.
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Permalink Reply by Maya Davis on -
This!
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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Kern on -
Only fifteen minutes? Write something!
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Permalink Reply by Clene` S. Elder on -
From my five year-old daughter:
"Just write words, mommy... Right now."
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Permalink Reply by Ayla Liden on
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I love this one...thank-you so much for sharing this, wise little one you have in your life!
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Permalink Reply by SaraBeth Cullinan on -
Relax and play with your writing.
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