Being a writer isn't easy. The writing life carries with it a good bit of chaos and angst. Add to that all the things writers are supposed to learn and remember and life can get crazy.
Truthfully, while there is a lot of information out there about things writers should remember and do, not all of it is good. We can find everything from hard and fast rules like, A real writer writes every day and Write what you know. Beyond that, we're often inundated with esoteric quotes and thoughts about writing and the writers life.
To help sort through some of that, I decided to share the guidelines I’ve found most useful in my own writing journey. These won’t all be yours, but perhaps they’ll be a jumping off place. Hopefully you can use them to come up with your own writer guidelines.