As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.
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If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.
If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles.
Read the kinds of things you want to write; read the kinds of things you would never write. Learn something from every writer you read.
You have to relax, write what you write. It sounds easy but it's really, really hard. One of the things it took me longest to learn was to trust the writing process.
My biggest bits of advice are, write as much as you can, finish what you start, get a thick skin, don't take crap from anyone, but also live your life and have fun. The stereotype of a writer holed up alone all day is really unhelpful. You can't write real people and real emotion if you don't let yourself experience them.
Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
All writers I know are readers first and foremost, and that's why you become a writer.
Don't let anyone discourage you from writing. If you become a professional writer, there are plenty of editors, reviewers, critics, and book buyers to do that.
You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.
I know I'm not a great writer. I'm an extremely gifted oral communicator, but when it comes to writing, I'm just a beginner.
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