Write Now With Sarah Werner | For Writers, On Writing

The internet is brimming with writing advice -- both good and bad. Episode 039 of Write Now talks about how to determine which advice is worth following, and gives you a rundown of what I think are the worst offenders. Bad advice is bad. I think we've all received bad general advice at one time or another, such as: "Gun it! You can totally make it through that yellow light." "Aw, come on. You can totally handle one more drink." "You don't really need to study for the bar exam." "Your kids would totally respect you more if you dyed your hair blue." Sometimes it's easy to tell whether advice is good or bad -- it's just up to us to make the correct decision. But other times, the line between good and bad is a bit more blurry. Discerning good advice from bad advice. Advice, like so many things, is relative. Advice that's good for one person might be bad for another person (think of medical advice as an example here). So when you receive a piece of advice that sounds pretty good, ask yourself: Is it true? Wh