What are three writing rules that I find important?
In no particular order:
1. Be true to yourself - This means don't allow someone else to dictate your writing. You are writing for you, then for your audience. If you are taken out of the writing process, the ideas that you have, and the direction you are going, then there is no story. You have the idea, make it happen.
2. Don't forget to read - Reading is fundamental when it comes to writing. This is my opinion of course, but I believe what makes you a great writer is your ability to read and see what other writers are doing as well. Reading gives the writer a break from their world to enter into another dimension, time, world, or setting. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying to read in order for you to find inspiration, rather, I believe reading important because it can provide the writer with necessary tools for their own writing.
3. Don't limit yourself - Limiting yourself to one genre, or one topic can drain your creativity quickly. By expanding your realm of creativity you are capable of taking your writing in different places. Find inspiration from everything around you; everywhere you go; anything you see, hear, touch, taste; whatever you may hear on the news. I have found that by opening up my abilities to perceive our world as it is, I can find inspiration to my own writing in these ways.
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