Daniel’s Reviews > On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft > Status Update

7: write dialogue how people speak. It takes practice and listening to how people actually talk.

Plotting is a big no-no. Be a “pants-er” (I always felt this was the right way to write but unfortunately followed advice of unknown authors with Youtube channels)

Write about work/jobs. Write about what you know.

Need a routine. Try to stick with amount of time writing rather than words written. But I should be getting around 1,000 words per day. Allow yourself one day a week off of writing at first. But see this as urgent. The book NEEDS written. It’s not a want. There’s a deadline to where you will fizzle out and it is usually within 3-4 months. Write fast.

Write every day unless you want to forget your story. 10 pages a day is too high, but 2 pages a day is realistic. That puts finishing a first draft at about 6 months.

Skipping the biography section. Not interested in the author’s life.