{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep329: 3 Pieces of Writing Advice I Hate","description":"Join Vicky and Joe for a little rant about bad advice \u2014 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\u2019t 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\u2019s absolutely hated? [9:50] Should you write like you speak?&amp;nbsp; [13:00] It takes a lot of practice to \u2018write like you speak\u2019.&amp;nbsp; [15:00] Would you like to read a 900 page technical manual?&amp;nbsp; [15:40] It\u2019s 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\u2019s some common writing advice that you hate?&amp;nbsp; [23:50] Joe doesn\u2019t like the pomodoro technique. It doesn\u2019t work for him!&amp;nbsp; [27:45] DOn\u2019t 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 ","author_name":"Notes in the Margin","author_url":"http:\/\/www.moxiebooks.co.uk.","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/141799134"}