Don’t be ashamed of what you like
At the end of the day, you don’t have to like Dostoevsky to consider yourself a reader. Read what you like, watch what you like, and listen to the music you like. Life is too brief to worry about judgment.
How to write your first novel
During my first year of university, I decided I wanted to write a novel. So I thought about a story, opened up a word document and—BOOM—believe it or not, two years later the novel was still unwritten.
After years of writing consistently in the gaps of a busy life, I think I found a set of tricks that work very well for me, keeping my writing nearly consistent even during the most challenging times.