Is Writing Advice Making All Our Writing the Same? | Writing Craft vs. Writing Advice

If you've ever read a craft book, an article about writing, taken a writing class, or watched an authortube video...you may have wondered, is this writing advice going to make my work the same as everyone else's? Is this just a formula for how to write a book? What if I want to break the rules or write something experimental? The fear of being 'formulaic' is a real one, but learning about writing craft should actually help make you more creative, rather than box you in. Let's talk about what writing craft really is, and how to implement writing advice in a way that actually helps you unleash your full creativity.

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0:48 - What is writing craft?
2:29 - All books have craft
3:15 - Understand the reason behind the rule
3:55 - Templates aren’t craft
4:29 - Advice vs. Craft

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