1. Go out on a limb with your writing. Take risks every now and then. Some will work, some won't, but you'll never know unless you try.

2. Write to the best of your ability then stand tall and proud, knowing you've given it everything you've got...no matter what others have to say about it.

3. Be content with your writerly beauty. You don't write like Steinbeck or Grisham or Fitzgerald because you are you, exactly the way God made you.

4. Enjoy the view, wherever you are on your writing journey. Live in the moment.

5. Drink plenty of water. This is always a good idea.