Uh oh...”everybody knows” was poor wording here then. I guess it would have been more precise to say “I’ve heard this from multiple different non-overlapping groups so it seems like widely applicable advice”.
Or maybe you write for a living because you are naturally good at selecting the right time to write / have a wider window for when you are capable of writing well?
I have never heard this advice and I write for a living ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Uh oh...”everybody knows” was poor wording here then. I guess it would have been more precise to say “I’ve heard this from multiple different non-overlapping groups so it seems like widely applicable advice”.
Or maybe you write for a living because you are naturally good at selecting the right time to write / have a wider window for when you are capable of writing well?