What “Successful” Writers Never Tell You

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Most writing advice lies to you.

Not intentionally.

But every “how I built my writing career” story conveniently omits the parts that would make you question everything.

After over five years of earning my full living from words, collaborating with bestselling authors, and watching hundreds of writers come and go, I need to tell you what nobody else will:

Building a writing career has almost nothing to do with the advice you keep reading.

Here’s what actually determines who makes it.

You’ll hate your early work (and that’s the point)

Two years ago, I discovered a folder of articles I wrote during my first six months as a professional writer. Reading them felt like watching myself stumble through a conversation in a language I barely spoke.

• The sentences were clunky.
• The logic jumped around.
• The voice was trying so hard to sound “writerly” that it lost any trace of personality.

I was embarrassed. Then I realized something crucial: I had written through that terrible phase instead of quitting…