Advice
Write every day if you can
This may sound very obvious but write every day if you can. Start with 500 words. Around 1000 a day is a great aim. If you don’t have a story in mind at first, play around with a short story, a ‘What if…’ Writing is like sketching with charcoal: you have to practice on a lot of newsprint paper before you move on to cartridge paper.
Tips
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