Take my 11 writing courses at Bookfox Academy: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/ Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Need help with publicity? https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Get copyediting from Bookfox: https://thejohnfox.com/quick-copy-editing/ Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:20 3 Things Every Writer Needs 2:15 Pick Your Subject 4:40 The One Way to Start Writing 6:05 The Essential Way to Write Characters 8:31 Start Observing Details 10:20 Simplicity 11:42 Write with your body, not your mind 13:06 Leave Things Out 15:43 How to Revise