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Quick Writing Advice, Part 3: Advice on craft is not law.

Short enough to read over your morning coffee, consider this series the advice I'd give myself when I was just getting started.

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Lily Hammer
May 07, 2024
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In the early days of my writing journey, I would lean heavily on the advice of published authors. I would seek out articles, Reddit AMA’s, craft books from famous authors, archived blogs on their websites, and search for the perfect formula for writing a book.

I would think, “If X author does Y and they are a full time writer, then I should be doing that

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