An Open Challenge of the Writing Advice to “Read a lot”

Burn It Down: A Series of Unfortunate Writing Advice(s)

4 min readApr 21, 2021

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Welcome to the first installment of an unproven writer submitting an unsolicited challenge against the most popular writing advice, so you can make a call on whether or not I’m out of my mind!

James Calderon

Written by James Calderon

Fantasy Writer, Marketing Professional, Ex-Game Industry & Self-Help, here to lift up fellow writers and share insights about the craft of writing.

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