“Stephen King’s ultimate rules for writers:
- First write for yourself, and then worry about the audience
- Don’t use passive voice
- Avoid adverbs
- Avoid adverbs, especially after “he said” and “she said.”
- But don’t obsess over perfect grammar
- The magic is in you
- Read, read, read
- Don’t worry about making other people happy
- Turn off the TV
- You have three months
- There are two secrets to success
- Write one word at a time
- Eliminate distraction
- Stick to your own style
- Dig
- Take a break
- Leave out the boring parts and kill your darlings
- The research shouldn’t overshadow the story
- You become a writer simply by reading and writing
- Writing is about getting happy” (Scott Campbell, Stephen King’s Essential Rules for Writers)
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