1 Decide when in the day (or night) it best suits you to write, and organise your life accordingly.
2 Think with your senses as well as your brain.
”Think with your senses as well as your brain.” #writingtipsClick To Tweet3 Honour the miraculousness of the ordinary.
“Honour the miraculousness of the ordinary.” #amwritingClick To Tweet4 Lock different characters/elements in a room and tell them to get on.
5 Remember there is no such thing as nonsense.
”Lock different characters/elements in a room & tell them to get on.” #writetipClick To Tweet6 Bear in mind Wildes dictum that “only mediocrities develop” – and challenge it.
7 Let your work stand before deciding whether or not to serve.
8 Think big and stay particular.
“Think big and stay particular.” Andrew Motion's #WritingTipsClick To Tweet9 Write for tomorrow, not for today.
10 Work hard.
Andrew Motion, novelist and former poet laureate, offers ten writing tips, which were originally published in The Guardian.
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