5 Tips on Writing From Top-Selling Authors

The Best Writing Advice

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Writing is hard. Really hard. Sometimes, the inspiration motivates us to start our latest novel or best article — but it never lasts. A few days in, or maybe longer, the doubt sets in. What if my writing isn’t good enough? What if no one reads it?

Fortunately, many award-winning authors have been there. They have experienced writer’s block, distractions, and felt like horrendous writers. More importantly: they got through it.

Here is their advice.

Stephen King

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Stephen King breathed life back into the horror genre in a time we needed it most. He is a famed American novelist and many of his beloved books have been turned into films.

Advice

1. Write like you’re telling yourself a story. “When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story. When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are not the story. Your stuff starts out being just for you, but then it goes out.”
2. Read more. “You have to read widely, constantly…