THE ONLY

12 WRITIN

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RULES THAT

YOU W

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EVER NEED

RULE #1

If you write every day, you get better at writing each day.

RULE #2

If it’s boring to you, its boring to your reader.

RULE #3

Get a writing routine and stick with it.

RULE #4

Poetry does NOT have to rhyme!

RULE #5

Resist stereotypes, in real life and in your writing…

RULE #6

Writers read. Writers read a lot. Writers read all of the time.

RULE #7

Make lists of your favourite words, books, places and things.

RULE #8

There doesn’t always have to be a moral to the story.

RULE #9

Always bring your notebook. Always bring your pen.

RULE #10

Go for walks. Dance. Pull weeds. Do the dishes. Write about it.

RULE #11

Don’t settle on just on style! Try something new!

RULE #12

Learn to tell both sides of the story.