Advice Every Writer Should Take To Heart.

Before Stephen King puts it in a jar.

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“People think I must be a strange person. That is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It’s in a jar on my desk.” Stephen King

Let me start by dropping a small bomb on the notion that writing every day will make you a better writer. That’s like saying if you talk more, it’ll make you more interesting. You’re more likely to become a bore. Same with writing.

You might be a bore already.

The skill of writing isn’t about continuous output. It’s about being critical. Every sentence should produce incredibly rude internal comments, some of which you’ll find devastating.

If you’re saying, Gosh, that could turn me off writing entirely, maybe it should. If you can’t take criticism from yourself, believe me, it’s going to sound a lot worse coming from other people.

I haven’t been on speaking terms with myself for years. I use an imaginary intermediary.

And before you start nodding away, agreeing that maybe you could love yourself less, I’m surprised you love yourself at all. I certainly don’t. I haven’t been on speaking terms with myself for years. I use an imaginary intermediary. I tell myself to f**k…