1. Trust yourself and trust your characters

2. The best ideas stay longer in your head and don’t go away until you write them down.

3. Write in a solitary environment so you can concentrate better

4. Listen to music that would set the mood

5. Don’t steal someone else’s work, or try to copy their writing style.

6. The best characters to work on are the broken and troubled ones. There's no fun in writing a perfect character.

7. Don’t make your writing too predictable; add twists or at least one really good one.

8. It doesn’t have to be original, just make it a good read.

9. Treat your characters as humans, no matter who or what they are.

10. Write at nighttime, you get the best ideas when you're sleep deprived.

11. Don’t rush your work, take your time with it.