I see terrible advice in online writing groups and blog comments all the time. Sometimes I step in and gently disagree. But mostly I don’t. Arguing with people on social media is an exercise in futility.

So I get to express my opinions here.

It’s great to make friends on social media. That’s why you’re there. And it’s comforting and helpful to get to know other writers. But it’s good to be aware that, like people on the rest of the internet, writers on social media can be the source of terrible advice as well as good.

Here’s some terrible advice I’ve seen recently that had me shaking my head in despair.

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