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QotW: Helpful advice

David Gane
David Gane

This weekend, I went to the lake and read. I've had a long backlog of articles about writing, newsletters, and marketing, and was thrilled to get through them.

Amongst all of them, there were some wonderful nuggets of advice—which got me thinking of this question of the week: What is a recent piece of advice you've read that you've found helpful?

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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