Advice in Six Words: 17 Inspirational Six-Word Writing Tips

What advice can you offer to other writers in just six words? That's what our friends at Six Word asked on Twitter. Here are our favorite 17 pieces of advice so far. (Hard to believe each is only six words long!)
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In honor of this year's NaNoWriMo, our friends over at Six Words are holding a contest on Twitter (running through November 6) asking writers to offer their best writing advice in six words using the hashtag #NaNoSix. So far, the response has been great and the advice has been amazing!

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With the help of our editor friends at Six Words, we've chosen our 17 favorite writing tips so far. Be sure to hop on over and join in. And now, without further ado, our favorite tips so far:

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