I found this on the Quora Website. I think Point 7 is particularly true... and it's taken me a long time to realise it!
Lev Grossman, Author of the bestselling
Magicians trilogy and journalist at
Time magazine
1. Get your stuff in on time.
2.
Don’t write anything that you wouldn’t say out loud – don’t say
“perhaps,” say “maybe.” Don’t say “yet” when you mean “but.” And so on.
3.
Read read read, all you can, all the time. Don’t worry about other
people influencing you, that’s a good thing. Your voice will still be
your own.
4. Write write write. Writing is a craft not a gift. You have to practice.
5. Get lots of sleep.
6. Make an outline.
7.
Don’t assume other people are smarter than you, or more talented than
you, or more magic than you. Nobody knows anything. Everybody’s faking
it.
Brilliant! Thanks Lev.
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