50 Tips for Writing.
6. Never compare yourself to anyone else
Never, ever, and I mean EVER compare yourself to anyone else. Writing has NO set standard of instructions telling you HOW to use your imagination or a specific way to write FICTION. There are many guidelines to help you but there are no official rules and measuring yourself to other people will only make you depressed. I used to compare myself to my sister and through mistakes; I learnt that no two imaginations are the same. No two fingerprints are the same either so as clich as this sounds, be unique, do what you want to do and if other people raise their eyebrows or laugh at your ideas, rub it all in their face AFTER you achieve what you set out to accomplish. You decide who gets the last laugh but with that decision comes the hard work part we all love to hate.