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Morgan Beatty's avatar

This should get more likes because it's all you need to know, minus the bs from people who don't have the same amount of experience

Contarini's avatar

This is all solid advice, all practical.

pages in shots aka Yasha's avatar

really sound advice! especially the 'finding your voice/ style' ones. as a (not super established) writer, i'm innundated by the message—that often sounds like a threat—to find our voice as soon as possible. it's nice to read that it's okay to take things at our pace and wait for our voice to emerge as and when it does :) thank you!

Ivan Genc's avatar

1st tip immediately helped some of my writing escape limbo, ty

lou J's avatar

Warmed my engines to read those. Nicely worded and packaged.

Greg Lemon's avatar

All of these are gems. Thank you, Tao.

Hanna Waters's avatar

Thank you, Tao. Solid and sage.

World of History's avatar

Thank you, it was enlightening!

Yuchin Lin's avatar

Nini sleeps so soundly.

elliot polinsky's avatar

the music, yes

Blake Nelson's avatar

“Friendly opening” . . . A Tao-ism for the ages!

Rebecca Rollolazo's avatar

Printing and editing by hand is such an underrated tip that completely transformed the way I see my work now. A hard copy changes everything.

Rebecca Rollolazo's avatar

Also, this is the second time I’ve come back to this. Thank you for this!

(Alexandra) Apple's avatar

I love the starting with something friendly and ending with the strongest emotion 🥹

Honeyrealms's avatar

Good advice! I used to do #7 a lot and I still see it around me. But now, it's a no no for me. :)

tess's avatar

these are so great, thank you. not getting hung up on finding your voice + writing a digestible 1st line really stuck out to me as someone trying (& struggling) to get back into writing!!