1. The moment you have readers, your writing will improve.
2. Read your work out loud.
3. Do not over modify.
4. In poetry, lines are a unit of action i.e. individual lines matter.
5. Don’t preach. Don’t explain.
6. Don’t settle for knocking on the door, go in.
7. Trust your readers to figure it out. Give them action and detail.
8. You go further- don’t settle for the easy or the obvious.
9. You must be willing to take risks.
10. Something has to be at stake when you write.
11. Know what your impulse (purpose) is and let everything you write come back to that impulse.
12. Don’t take criticism personally. If people do not respond to your work the way you want them to, it’s okay.
13. You have the biggest say as to what you work is or should be.
14. Do not underestimate the power of good editing.
15. Enjoy your writing- the process, the failures, the successes.
Great lessons! *takes notes*
Thanks for sharing! I love the “Don’t preach. Don’t explain ” line.
Yayy! Glad you do ❤️
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I really love your writing it’s really inspirational and awesome I always look forward to them…keep it up
Thanks so much 💕
I love this. We could all apply some of these lessons to toher area of our lifes and careers. Good job sis
Thank you 💕💕
Thank you for this. Timely; I needed to read this.
My pleasure 🙂
I think that “Don’t settle for knocking on the door, go in.” can be applied to life in general… *jots down* thanks for the tip.
Absolutely. Thank you so much for reading this 🙂
Number 14 is my favorite ❤
These lessons are so valid.
me too! super important 🙂