The 11th Rule Every Writer Needs
My Bonus Rule
First, thank you so much for all of your responses to last week’s blog post - writers love rules. π
Veronica shared with me her abbreviated version from author Charles Martin:
- First, books won't write themselves...
- Second, just get it on paper...vomit it out!
- Third, honesty trumps intelligence.
- Last, you are the only you on planet earth.
And this one from Mary: Don’t quit. So good. I need that reminder; Maybe you do too.
Thank you, Veronica and Mary!
Here’s my bonus rule, an 11th rule, if you will, that I was reminded of this week when talking with a client: Go where the fire is.
We often wait for permission or false indicators that the time is now to write something. Some of my clients think linearly, so they start with writing the Intro or Chapter One. That makes total sense, but often there might be more momentum or curiosity about Chapter Eight. That’s where the fire is. Go to it.
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