Advice to Writers

Going through a writing course with an awesome teenager I know we were working on the first lesson and I paused the video to give her a piece of hard earned advice. A piece of advice I've heard from many writers and I'll pass on to other writers now.

There is only one unbreakable rule in writing. Do you know what it is?







Every rule is breakable! Every one! Maybe you'll have a character who doesn't use perfect grammar all the time. Maybe you'll have a character who uses big words that have your readers constantly running to the dictionary. Maybe you're going to write something that no one has ever even thought of before and you're going to create a whole new genre of books. Great! Go for it! Have fun!

Oh and just for the record, have fun, isn't a rule either, because there are times that writing isn't fun, it's difficult, but don't give up, it's worth it to see the finished product once you finally finish.

So kick up your heels and dance a little jig, or if you're as clumsy as me have one of your characters do it, because you've just been set free. There are no absolutes, no matter what anyone tells you. You're the author, and it's up to you what happens in your story.