Writing advice from some pretty good writers

Everyone should be writing. Writing something. It doesn’t have to be brilliant, or even good, or meaningful to anyone but you. Shy? Having trouble getting started? Here are some good words of wisdom, courtesy of some pretty awesome writers and BrainPickings.org;

H. P. Lovecraft’s advice to aspiring writers

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s letter to his daughter

Zadie Smith’s 10 rules of writing

Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 keys to the power of the written word

David Ogilvy’s 10 no-bullshit tips

Henry Miller’s 11 commandments

Jack Kerouac’s 30 beliefs and techniques

John Steinbeck’s 6 pointers

Neil Gaiman’s 8 rules

Margaret Atwood’s 10 practical tips

Susan Sontag’s synthesized learnings

Now start writing for fuck’s sake.