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Common Writing Advice I Incinerated In The Fires Of Hell (And ADHD)
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Well, everyone, it’s me! I’m back! Where did I go, you ask? That’s classified.
Anyway, there’s a lot of writing advice floating around out there in the sultry air, and some of it is actually rather helpful. Guess what? I don’t care! I destroy advice like some kind of demented cadre of apocalyptic horsemen on acid, their plagues missing every possible mark and bringing about nothing but a whole lot of confused theologians.
Which is to say — I suck at following foundational writing advice. It’s not for lack of dedication, either. Do you know how many blogs, newsletters, and tags I’m subscribed to? Do you know how many tweets I twoot? As the (not) late, great Drake said, “it’s a lot.”
But as I’ve embraced one detour after another whilst going along my merry way, I’ve found some great pieces of anti-advice. That’s like regular advice, but with its own gravitational core and deviant laws of physics.
So, here’s what I’ve learned while incinerating common writing advice! (Reader Discretion is Advised).
