Under the Weeping Willow discussion

A tip from the incomparable Ray Bradbury:

"Throw up in the typewriter every morning. Clean it up every noon."

(Actually advice given by the protagonist in Death is a Lonely Business. The guy is a writer drawn into a murder investigation. He's talking to the investigating officer, who is a bit of a writer himself.)

~ Research is perfectly acceptable in all genres! For example, if you're writing a story that involves sword fighting, research the parts of a sword, the moves you need to know, and good techniques

If you have writer's block, sometimes the best thing to do is just write

If you like to write with music to set the mood, craft playlists based on the moods you want. For example, you can have your main playlist, your fight scene playlist, and your suspense playlist. If it's a Western story, write with a Western playlist

Read a lot of books and compare narration styles

If writing in a specific historical time period, avoid modern jargon

Here's another one for you:

Revise. Revise. Revise. Revise. Revise. Then get someone to edit what you end up with.

Just out of curiosity, how many writers here love the revision process? (I'm guessing most of you dislike it, fear it, or hate it. Or all three.) I'm planning on creating a talk for writing groups in my area titles "The Joy of Revision." The point would be to help writers embrace the process and enjoy it.