The Best Writing Advice I Have Gotten Today
Wanting to be a writer is a mistake?
I follow a lot of writers online. Medium is one of the places where I find inspiring writers. I follow best-selling authors and read their blogs to find inspiration.
Ryan Holiday is one of my favorite authors. I was reading his blog this morning and stumbled upon his article on writing. He says that wanting to be a writer is the number one mistake. (Hmm. Interesting!)
I have gotten a lot of writing advice like:
- write every day
- edit properly
- don’t use adverbs
- write short paragraphs
- use active voice
While these tips are great for good writing, they don’t matter unless you have something to say and communicate to others.
Ryan’s writing advice is:
Go do interesting things.
When you do interesting things, you will have something to say. You will have experiences and lessons to share. Your experiences and lessons can inspire other individuals, which is what you should aim to do. It is about providing value and having things to say.
Grammar, structure, or choice of words will have no meaning if what you are saying…
