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Another advice is that if your process and approach for writing works for you and someone says it's wrong and you're not doing things the "right" way, you should punch them in the face. Well, not really. Just ignore them, preferably. While there are universal tips and common methods shared...

I disagree with this one. I believe it is best to write for yourself first, your audience second. If you try to tell a story that you really hate but you think your audience will love your frustration will reflect in your work and it'll just be bad all around.

In the course of reading Shamus Young's (brilliant, illuminating and on the nose) analysis of the Mass Effect game trilogy, I've stumbled upon the following Tolkien quote he uses to illustrate some problems with the franchise, that I think can also serve as useful advice: Be consistent with...

Nobody likes a Deus Ex Machina. Nobody likes a Mary Sue. All good stories are based around some kind of conflict, either internal or external. The conflict should increase as the story progresses toward the climax. You want to loosely adhere to the classic story structure most of the time...