my best writing advice *about* writing advice is that you absolutely do not have to follow all the popular advice you see BUT ☝️ you have to make sure you're not following it on purpose
"I understand why people give this advice and how it can benefit prose or narrative on a purely technical level, but have decided not to follow it" is a valid and very exciting way to approach the artform, but you can also only reach this point if you engage meaningfully with whatever the advice is first
"Is this bad advice or do I just not understand it?"
"Is this bad advice or has it just been dragged through so many blogs and reddit threads that the original point of the advice has been lost?"























