Qyenis

: Great writing is often actually rewriting. Authors like Stephen King suggest "cutting to the bone" and removing excess "fat" once a story is ready for a rewrite.

: A first draft is simply you telling yourself the story. It doesn't have to be good; it just has to exist so you can eventually edit it into something great. qyenis

: Follow your most intense obsessions and unique version of things. As Ernest Hemingway famously suggested, a writer's job is not to judge, but to understand. : Great writing is often actually rewriting

: Stripping sentences to their cleanest components is the secret to quality. As noted in The Elements of Style , vigorous writing is concise, and every word should "tell" rather than just occupy space. vigorous writing is concise