Everything You Need to Know to be a Fiction Writer

It's all under the cut...WORK HARD. PUT IN THE TIME. STOP GRIPING. IGNORE WHAT ANYONE ELSE IS DOING. READ A LOT. USE WHATEVER SCRAP OF TALENT GENETICS AND ENVIRONMENT GAVE YOU. DON'T STIFLE YOUR IMAGINATION. QUIT IF IT'S TOO TOUGH. WHO CARES IF YOU FAIL. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHERS OUT THERE.THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS.THAT IS ALL.