Advice for new writers

They say the first 12 years are the hardest. Here's what I've learnt from my first decade.

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1. Read.

Always read. I don’t mean you should spend your whole day reading; if you have the desire and the time, go ahead, but always have a book on the go. You could have more than one; you might have ten, but try to read every day. If you can’t afford new books, there are plenty of second-hand versions in charity sh…