4. Take risks, do something artistically dangerous

5. Sit down and don't get up until you've written something

6. If there's a problem in your story, cut it out. Discard what's not working rather than try to fix it

7. Writers are people who finish books

#writing #writingtips

It's an opinion piece. Even indie columnists can ask that kind of question.

4. Choose your type of progress [always be moving in a direction, mostly forward]

5. Prime your mind [do something else before you write]

Not that I believe them, but who says they're making a nonstop trip or that there aren't hand-offs to other boats along the way? Seems like you can pick better evidence to make your case.