Two things make a series, right?

Continuing what I began with The Writer’s Little Book of Naming — in other words, mini ebooks on writing-related topics that I don’t feel are big enough to support a full-size book — today marks the publication of The Writer’s Little Book of Platitudes! This one was sparked by the rants that periodically circulate among writers about how thus-and-such piece of advice is stupid and wrong. Which is true . . . sometimes. This book is me taking on some of the most common soundbites of advice — not the detailed principles, but the short, pithy stuff like “murder your darlings” or “write every day” — to see where it came from, how it can go horribly wrong, what problem it sets out to address, and how to decide whether it’s good advice for you or not.

And, for bonus points, the end of the book has the One True Universal Writing Rule! Guaranteed good for all writers in all situations!

So check it out, and stay tuned for more Writer’s Little Books in the future!