Advice to a Young Writer
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Caveat: I am a terrible writer. I am also a bastard.
Dear _____,
After reading your story, I’ll give you some blunt advice. Your story needs to be re-written. It feels like a first draft and is not ready for publishing. That said, it’s not unsalvageable. Here are a few things you need to do:
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I have moved to the non-posh neighborhood of Lefferts-Prospect-Park in Brooklyn. I’m giving myself a few months to make some cash and find a job. I face the enormous task of obtaining writing/editing work in a failing job market amonst a rising tide of more experienced professionals. Tilting at windmills? You betcha.