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First, write for yourself.
Not what the trends or market may be pointing to or wanting but what you would like or want to read yourself.
Second, just write.
Does not matter when, how, where... Just write. Let the words flow, sentences build, paragraphs form.
Third, write with no concern if it makes sense.
Our uncouncious mind has a voice of itself. Let it out. Most times, what is holding us back is something underneath the surface needing to get out.
Fourth, write now, read later.
Put it out now but allow yourself time to let whatever came out to cool and only then go read it again. It may not make it any further, it may be worthy of picking it further. Regardless, it will remember you of how were when it took form. Learn from it.
Fifth, write what you live in your mind.
We may be able to take someone on a journey with what we write but we are the only ones that know the minute details behind the veil and where all the threads left unravelled lead. We know the worlds we visit in a way no one will. Enjoy that privilege.
Sixth, write down a map of your stories.
Put down a framewire of what your work is supposed to grow into. Set the guidelines for yourself, how many chapters there will be, small ideas to insert into the story. And review it as the story build and evolves.
Seventh, write organically.
No story is set in stone, no matter how cristalized it may be in our mind. A sentence may throw the flow of the story in a previously unseen direction, a line of dialogue create entirely new branchings. Allow the story to tell itself, to grow, expand and evolve. Don't try to hold it to a fixed, predetermined form or path.
Eighth, and final, ignore what others tell or advise you.
They know nothing, of you, your work, your mind. Devise a science of one. Explore your mind, discover what makes it work optimally, how to tune in, at will, into that specific mindset. And, above all else, be a little bit delusional: you are the best writer on the planet and what you write no one else can.