Ancient Logic

In addition to a panel on writing horror, macabre, and supernatural tales, for Arisia 2018, I'm also in a panel entitled "Emotional Impact - Making Readers Care!" End of Day by Morgan Crooks (2017) Assuming for a moment I've written stories containing characters readers care about, what advice could I give to aspiring writers? To repeat a bit from last post, my big three pieces of advice are rather simple and self-evident: Read Everything Write as Much as Possible Reflect on Your Art To paraphrase from the previous writing advice post, read  everything simply means an aspiring writer must first be a diligent reader. You must be a fan of those books generating a strong emotional response. As you begin to figure out what you like and don't like in stories and other types of literature, begin to  write . I do not think you need to write every single day to be a writer. I also don't think you somehow stop being a writer if you put down the pen (so t...