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When things get bad, and if they haven't yet, they will, what do you do for inspiration? How do you wade through the muck? For me, I go back to the single best piece of writing advice I've ever heard.

Best selling authors are offering advice to aspiring writers.

LOS ANGELES | January 27, 2012 49-year old actress Demi Moore, mother of 3 daughters from former husband Bruce Willis, suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to an emergency 911 recorded call from last Monday in which she was described as being "barely semi-conscious." The recording was released by Los Angeles fire officials and captures the few minutes it took paramedics to arrive as friends surrounded the actress who had collapsed. In the recording, an unidentified female is asked by the emergency operator "is she breathing normal?" The female responded and stated "No, not so normal. More kind of shaking, convulsing, burning up." When the operator asked if Moore had ingested or smoked anything, the female replied: "She smoked something. It's not marijuana but it is similar to incense," according to a BBC News report, although the complete reply was redacted on the advice of the city attorney's office citing federal medical privacy rules. "She's been having some issues lately with some other stuff," said the female. Asked by the operator if this had happened before, the female voice said: "There's been some stuff recently that we're all just finding out." Apparently, as the call was about to end, Moore began to improve when a man got on the telephone and told the operator that Demi Moore had calmed down and began speaking. Demi Moore's publicist had previously declared that Moore was suffering from exhaustion post her divorce from Ashton Kutcher, 16 years her junior at 33, last November.

The blog of teacher and SF writer James Van Pelt. Includes all sorts of interesting and useful advice from a professional.

Misti Sandefur's writing blog - lots of advice, and regular content.

Written by Pakistani blogger Mohsin, Blogging Bits offers advice on blog writing and promotion.

Advice for aspiring writers on how to hone your craft.

"That business writing course taught me many things, but didn't offer much practical advice. After many emails, plans, and business letters, I made some practical improvements which I'm about to share with you."

Short infographic with advice on how to write a good tweet for better reader engagement.

In the first of this two-part series, the author explores the importance of developing the writing skillset that will serve you in the future.

"Although countless articles-including those in Indeed, Emeritus and Forbes-have debated the merits of generalists versus specialists, generalists can make particularly effective editors."