If you can't write, don't. Nah, just kidding, everyone's got a story to tell

Remember that crappy book? The one you brought with you hoping it'd keep you alive on that three hour cross-country train ride, and it left you buried in boredom six feet under the railway track?

Well if you're writing something, an essay a story an article a dissertation, whatever, remember how that book treated you. Don't write something that makes the reader worse off than if they never touched it. Otherwise be ready to face a big fat Fail, serious trolling, cruel review, or zero sale. You can't help it because you're just not a talented writer? Good news is, you don't need to have a degree in English or literature to become a good writer. All you need is a bit of observation, a bit of feelings, and of course, a little patience to figure out all those things:

http://www.anysubject.com/lets-paint-a-story

p.s. Possibly the last ever article on editing on my blog. Well, hopefully.

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(Sickening view of a power plant on a truly tormenting train ride)