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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 Christine Laurie on -
6-word memoir on writers block:
Work on two projects at once.
Christina Laurie, Cape Cod, MA
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Forster on
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Every character must have a motivation.
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Permalink Reply by Alice Elliott Dark on -
Write one sentence at a time.
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Permalink Reply by Rosalind Smith-Nazilli on -
Write anything. Sleep. Then write again.
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Permalink Reply by Margo Rowder on -
Don't spread ideas across extra words.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Pickell on -
Consider criticism, but trust your gut.
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Permalink Reply by B. Lynn Goodwin on -
Love it!
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Permalink Reply by Eileen Harris on -
Write first, save tips for the edit.
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Permalink Reply by Jo Michaels on -
Write only to please yourself first.
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Permalink Reply by Glenys O'Connell on
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The best writing advice I was ever given? Relax and enjoy the journey!
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Permalink Reply by Susan Pohlman on -
Writing is rewriting!
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Permalink Reply by Veronica Williams on -
It's okay if it sucks.
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