If a character has a specific feature on one side of their body, for god’s sake, keep track of it. Writing is such a subjective field. You will be tempted to consider a professional’s opinion somehow more valid than yours, until you see a bunch of professionals disagreeing with each other.

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—constantly. This is an easy entrance for impostor syndrome or severe isolation if you’re marginalized and there aren’t so many people working on the same things you are. Try to see it for what it is—a shortcut. Shortcuts are more trouble than they’re worth.

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A lot of writing advice comes from a world that no longer exists, from white abled men who have had an agent, who think they’re God’s gift to the written word. A lot of writing advice is straight up ableist. You will be asked to compare your work and your authorial voice to established writers—

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Some things I wish I had known when I was a new writer: Being accepted by traditional publishers has less to do with skill than whether they think they can sell it. Just because publishers aren’t ready for a story doesn’t mean readers aren’t. Writing the book is the easy part. 🧵

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this must be one of the warmest October days I can remember and today is definitely the earliest I ever did any Christmas prep - some things just feel weird 🤪

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