Episode 223: #MythBusting: We take a bunch of myths about writing and tear them all up and throw them away

Write every day. Don&#8217;t read fiction while you&#8217;re writing fiction. My way or the highway. In a burst of frustration, we&#8217;re reminding ourselves&#8212;and you&#8212;that there&#8217;s no one way to get this job done, and if your way is counter to what some of the greats might tell you (we&#8217;re looking at you, Stephen King, even though we love you), that doesn&#8217;t mean it won&#8217;t work.<br/><br/>A few links from the episode:<br/><br/><a href="https://amwriting.substack.com/p/minisode-amquerying-how-to-write">Minisode: #AmQuerying: How to write a fiction query letter that makes an agent ask for more</a><br/><br/>Becca Syme: <a href="https://betterfasteracademy.com/beccasyme/">https://betterfasteracademy.com/beccasyme/</a><br/><br/>#AmReading<br/><br/>Sarina: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780316491556">Notes of Silencing</a> by Lacy Crawford<br/><br/>Jess: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780593087725">Unacceptable</a> by Melissa Korn&#160;&&#160;Jennifer Levitz<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780062839886">Unspeakable Acts</a> by Sarah Weinman<br/><br/>KJ: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781501133510">Big Summer</a> by Jennifer Weiner<br/><br/><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780525536291">The Vanishing Half</a> by Brit Bennett<br/><br/>Our amazing sponsors: Dabble Writing Software, which I can&#8217;t wait to use to line up all my scenes and plot points AS SOON AS I START FIGURING OUT WHAT THEY ARE and which you should absolutely try.<br/><br/>And Author Accelerator. Jennie Nash is doing a Facebook Live coaching of a memoir outline on August 14, 2020&#8212;that&#8217;s next week. I can&#8217;t wait, I love watching her do these. <a href="https://www.authoraccelerator.com/insideoutline">Sign up here</a>, or just go learn more!<br/><br/>KJ Dell'Antonia 0:00 <br/><br/>Writers, KJ here. Have you heard me talk about Dabble yet? I mean really listened. Dabble writing software is our new sponsor, and we love them. Sarina and I can't stop playing with the