Britnee Meiser
1. Read a lot. Not just the genre you like to write, but a variety of genres. Figure out what you like (and why) and what you don't like (and why).
2. Write even when you don't want to. It's great to write when you're feeling inspired, but when you have to meet a deadline, you don't always have the luxury of waiting for inspiration to strike. If you have writer's block, shut your brain off for an hour or two, then get back to it.
3. Learn how to take criticism. A professor I admire once told me that "becoming a good writer is learning to rewrite what you've already rewritten." This is true. A manuscript goes through several rounds of revisions before it reaches publication. If you're too precious with your work, you're doing it a disservice. I love it when my editor tears my work apart! It means I have the chance to make it better.
2. Write even when you don't want to. It's great to write when you're feeling inspired, but when you have to meet a deadline, you don't always have the luxury of waiting for inspiration to strike. If you have writer's block, shut your brain off for an hour or two, then get back to it.
3. Learn how to take criticism. A professor I admire once told me that "becoming a good writer is learning to rewrite what you've already rewritten." This is true. A manuscript goes through several rounds of revisions before it reaches publication. If you're too precious with your work, you're doing it a disservice. I love it when my editor tears my work apart! It means I have the chance to make it better.
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