Regardless of whether you think it's universally applicable, what was something about writing you wish you had learned earlier? I don't really have one on hand for me personally, but I'd love to hear your thoughts!
When people tell you "You're so good at writing why haven't you written a novel?" and won't drop it you can, ethically, throw your drink at them and tell them to stop being a prying asshole and drop it.
Write more shitty stuff (high volume) and less high effort perfectionist stuff. This is a music tip, but it goes for all writing.
After a few years of that, then you can take your time for something special once in a while.
I know somebody who has a high volume output but is really self-conscious about it because of low self-confidence
Re-writing doesn't mean what you're writing is bad. Re-writing tends to me mean what you're writing is worthwhile, but just isn't there yet. There is no shame, dishonor, or lack of talent for writing a scene/page/character/concept/theme/idea/whatever again. You tend to get closer to the best version of it if you're re-writing.
Agreed. I wish I learned that a long time ago. I don't know why but (probably because of the education system linking writing to grades) anytime I had something edited or was told to re-write something i felt a rather crushing blow to my ego. I only write for fun and stuff but I was so afarid to show my stuff to people cause they would say "Hey this is cool but XYZ could use some work" or something similarly soft and friendly. For whatever reason I would recoil into my mind palace and yell at myself for being a bad writer when ever I was re-doing it.
