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- Write what you know.
- Never doublespace.
- Trust your publisher: he'll always do right by you.
- Write from the heart, not the pocketbook.
- No, the cat can't have a point of view.
When it comes to writing advice, I think I've heard it all. For me, it all comes down to a few
very simple principles I'd like to pass on.
- Shut up and write.
- Don't quit your day job.
Eloquent? Not by a long shot, but painfully true. Here are more words of writerly
wisdom from some friends of mine:
The more you read, the better you'll write.
LYNN BAILEY, author of "Flowers by Moonlight"
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Finish the book.
CONNIE BROCKWAY, author of "McClairen's Isle: The Passionate One"
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If you stay true to your characters, the story will take care of itself.
EVE BYRON, author of "My Lord Destiny
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Ass to leather!
VICKI HINZE, author of "Duplicity"
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Get the problem in the first paragraph. Once I did that, I started to sell.
MARTHA JOHNSON, author of "A Father's Promise"
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Write every day.
SHERRY LEWIS, author of "No Place for Memories"
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Write anyway. Never mind all the little things that eat your time; never mind letting
everybody and his brother (or lawyer) take precedence over your writing. Write anyway.
Even if you just click into your work-in-progress for five minutes a day until you can clear
Some real time, keep your head in your book.
COREY MCFADDEN, author of "Dark Moon"
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Good Advice: Take the $2000 advance and 4% royalty. You'll be published
and then everything is open to you. You'll never be a wannabe again.
Bad Advice: Take the $2000 advance and 4% royalty. You'll be published and
then everything is open to you. You'll never be a wannabe again.
KATHY THURLOW, author of "Mrs. Love"
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