To read for pleasure.
I’ve forgotten where I grabbed that bit of sage advice, but every time I hit a dry well, I stop digging and start reading.
The worst advice I’ve ever heard is to just sit down and write. If it were that fucking easy I’d be a Pulitzer prize winner by now. My computer is filled with gibberish from the times I followed that advice. And trust me nothing is more frustrating for this writer than typing gibberish.
If that’s how you feel sometimes then go read something that makes you laugh, or scares the crap out of you.
A good book is like a great vacation.
We all need a good vacation, a break from our muse and the characters that drive us. So take a break and get lost between the pages of the good, the bad and the wonderful tales written by another author.
After you get back all rested, refreshed, and inspired – write!
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So tell me, what is the best writing advice you ever received?
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The best advice I`ve ever received is like you, to take a break, put a little distance between you and the work then come back and write like you`ve never written before.
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Sometimes a little distance gives me a different perspective. Sometimes better, sometimes not. 🙂 Thanks for your input.
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The best advice I ever received about my writing was, “You have a right to tell your story. You are the only one who can.” It helped in crafting my memoir and it helps when I’m stuck even in blogging. Good question!
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Sound advice, I’ve never thought about writing a memoir but I can see how that applies to all writing. No one sees through our eyes. Thanks.
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The best advice I’ve ever received. “This too shall pass.”
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Ain’t that the truth.
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The only way I get by some days.
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