1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Join Vicky and Joe for a little rant about bad advice — and some profound deep thoughts about socks from Joe. In this episode, Vicky and Joe share three pieces of writing advice Vicky hates, and Joe shares a piece of general advice he hates, and they talk about how to make things simpler. And also profound socks. Don’t miss it! &amp;nbsp; Key Takeaways: [1:00] Joe is calling in from an undisclosed underpass!&amp;nbsp; [7:50] What advice has Joe received that he’s absolutely hated? [9:50] Should you write like you speak?&amp;nbsp; [13:00] It takes a lot of practice to ‘write like you speak’.&amp;nbsp; [15:00] Would you like to read a 900 page technical manual?&amp;nbsp; [15:40] It’s not a sin to use filler words! Just place them strategically.&amp;nbsp; [18:30] Should you eat the frog first?&amp;nbsp; [20:10] Do a fun thing first before you the hard thing.&amp;nbsp; [23:00] What’s some common writing advice that you hate?&amp;nbsp; [23:50] Joe doesn’t like the pomodoro technique. It doesn’t work for him!&amp;nbsp; [27:45] DOn’t believe every piece of advice that you read is for you!&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Mentioned in This Episode: Website Book Breakthrough Jam Podcast Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, and Overcast Email Vicky about 1:1 coaching at: vicky@moxiebooks.co.uk Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin Levels of Life by Julian Barnes Notes in the Margin http://www.moxiebooks.co.uk. <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25206651/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/141799134