Know yourself; know your characters

Never base your worth as a writer on whether you publish or not

Obstacles that are most challenging are those we create for ourselves

Write for yourself instead of the markets

Villains mirroring protagonists’ internal conflicts make strong antagonists

Establish character, setting, voice, genre and conflict as early as possible

Make every word on every page count

BUTT in chair is the only cure for the mythical writer’s block

Enjoy the process; eating chocolate helps

Revise, revise, revise: it’s where the best writing happens

(For a month of ways to stay focused on writing by saying NO during busy KNOW-vember, check out my June 10, 2013 post!)