Writer on Fire: The Burn Means It's Working
BrandonSpringer
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  • Reads 70
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  • Parts 25
  • Time 1h 29m
BrandonSpringer
Ongoing, First published Jun 03
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Most writing advice is not designed to help you build a stable career. It's designed to keep editors and writing coaches employed.

There's a lot of bad writing advice on the internet. I've heard and believed most of it. 

Professional writers don't need to waste time on useless minutiae. 

I have a better plan:

Read this book. Put the lessons into action. Build an audience.

If you want to spend 600 hours deciding whether to use a semicolon or a dash, this book is not for you. But if you want a no-luck-required guide to building an audience and producing a body of work that will pay you until you die, this book is for you.
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