In my time writing so far, I’ve gathered a variety of good writing advice, and here is what I’ve concluded:

1. Always outline
2. Never outline
3. Treat your first draft as an outline
4. Edit as you go
5. Don’t bother editing
6. Most of writing is actually editing
7. Lose yourself to the flow
8. Don’t let your muse take over your life
9. Always be thinking about writing
10. Remove distractions when writing
11. Write among people
12. Write in the morning
13. Write at night
14. Write whenever inspiration strikes you
15. Have a set schedule
16. Take breaks
17. Write every day
18. Wait for the right time
19. There is no right time
20. Write something else if it isn’t working
21. Never abandon your WIP
22. Write for yourself
23. Write what people want to read
24. Write what you enjoy
25. Murder your darlings
26. Don’t murder your darlings
27. Do whatever works for you
28. Learn from the experts
29. Avoid clichés
30. Meet readers’ expectations
31. Imagine unlikely scenarios
32. Write what you know
33. Write outside your experience
34. Only write your own experience
35. Fiction is lies
36. Fiction is truth
37. Fiction is a horcrux
38. Fiction is reconnecting with your soul
39. Stories are nothing
40. Stories are everything
41. This whole thing is only imaginary
42. I think, therefore I am