To all of you writing students out there...

The best advice that I can give you is to start writing and never stop. If you think you're in a slump or are experiencing writer's block, suck it up and muscle through it! Just get some words on the page. They may really suck, but who knows? You might end up going back some day and taking an idea from that crappy phase and turning it into your magnum opus. Just don't get discouraged. I know that's easy to say, and sometimes I don't take my own advice, but I'm a parent so I'm used to doing the whole "Do as I say, not as I do" thing. Deal with it! Just kidding, but seriously. Don't give up. Queue the cheesy 1980's music. Don't you forget about me...