advice

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less...

https://nathanbransford.com/blog/2026/06/advice-for-older-writers?utm_source=Nathan+Bransford%27s+blog&utm_campaign=b8578f892c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_09_09_55_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_300cc2629c-7e3e424ae5-484060641 Never give up xx r

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde

these keep coming up on my feed:

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Here is Mushens Entertainment agency's advice on wordcount per genre with also an internal link to advice for children's fiction. https://www.mushens-entertainment.com/blog/how-to-edit-word-count

BPA has offered me value for money in the past when I played for an editorial read. Prices seem a bit higher... but I got nuts and bolts advice-no being nice because you are paying for this. What I would have gotten from an agent, I think. https://bluepencilagency.com/bpa-pitch-prize-2024/

Alyssa's advice really complements the Litopian method of feedback:

"I never give advice to young writers. They don't need someone to tell them to write something every day. The one thing I will say is: have fun with it. Don't listen to all these authors who tell you that writing is such hard work... If you go into it thinking that, it's going to be a chore for...

My advice for writers? Just get it out. You can fix bad pages. You can’t fix no pages. Harlan Coben (from Guardian interview - 8th January 2022)

“Advice to young writers who want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don’t write about Man, write about a man.” E. B. White