Jane Yolen is a legend in our business. An award winning and prolific writer, she has penned something like 300 books. She was kind enough to give me an interview a few years back and gracious enough to give us the "Writing Tip of the Day."
Really--my favorite tip is BIC. Butt in Chair. (Or Behind in Chair. Or Backside in Chair.) Because if you do not put your time in the chair, you will not get any writing done.
My husband was a birder, and his friends called him a "lucky" birder because he managed to see more rarities and hear more new birds than anyone. But as he explained it, "You have to put your time in the woods, on the shore, up the mountain. If you aren't where the birds are, you won't get any birds."
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