In his Terrible Minds blog, Chuck Wendig writes a great list of the 25 things writers should stop doing. I know I’m particularly guilty of items 7 to 10, and 13, 14, and 15 – oh heck, just about everything on the list really!
** Be warned, he uses four-letter words and some people may find elements of his writing style mildly offensive, but it’s worth a look.**
Frankly, most of these are life learnings that could apply to anyone, not just writers. Here’s a summary:
- Stop running away
- Stop stopping
- Stop writing in someone else’s voice
- Stop worrying
- Stop hurrying
- Stop waiting
- Stop thinking it should be easier
- Stop deprioritizing your wordsmithy
- Stop treating your body like a dumpster
- Stop the moping and the whining
- Stop blaming everyone else
- Stop the shame
- Stop lamenting your mistakes
- Stop playing it safe
- Stop trying to control &*%$ you can’t control
- Stop doing one thing
- Stop writing for the market
- Stop chasing trends
- Stop caring about what other writers are doing
- Stop caring so much about the publishing industry
- Stop listening to what won’t sell
- Stop overpromising and overshooting
- Stop leaving yourself off the page
- Stop dreaming
- Stop being afraid
To read the full post, go here.
