SEVEN THINGS?!

From reading the novel, Stephen King has essentially said that these are the top seven tips for becoming a better writer: 

1. Get to the point.

2. Write a draft. Then let it rest.

3. Cut down your text.

4. Be relatable and honest.

5. Don’t care too much what others may think.

6. Read a lot.

7. Write a lot.

What I really like about reading this is that the writing center can relate to it as well. To us, this list is our 'priorities of writing.' We need to make sure that we take all of these things into consideration as we tutor, and this is something that writers need to take into consideration as they write.

Without these basic principles, our writing would fail to be at the level that it potentially could be. Before you learn to run, you have to learn how to crawl. By making sure that we follow the guidelines that are given to us, we can strive to make sure that we have our best. Once we start to grow more accustomed to it, then that's when we can start to improve from there. We just have to make sure that we remember our roots and don't get too branched out from our original place.