Succinct wisdom on the essentials of planning, writing, (the old model of) publishing, and editing. A must-read even if you know much of what's inside, for writers should not wander astray from this advice.

Keep your story moving steadily, believably, and inexorably forward from the inciting problem through each new connected complication toward the ultimate crisis and the final fitting solution. Authors should integrate limited flashbacks and descriptions of setting and characters into the present, forward movement of the story, striving for realism, within the confines of condensing and highlighting. Dialogue is key, but we only include what is essential and related. Everything is about advancing the reader effortlessly through your story. ( )