What is the worst advice you can give to an aspiring writer?

I apologize for the vagueness of the bullet points, I'm not articulate enough to give more details.<br><br>Also, to clarify, I am successful (but not the most successful) fiction writer in certain circles in my home country. I am not a native English speaker, but I am fluent enough in it to navigate most of the basic needs in life.<br><br>The following are my own opinions, your mileage may vary.<br><br># If you're in it for the money, stay away.<br><br>In my own experience, publishing a book is not a cheap venture. Let's assume you get a traditional publishing deal. The advance most often is not more than 1,000 dollars, and it's deducted from the books you sell. Editing, formatting, cover art, and other services needed to make the book sell are being deducted too. Publishing is just a multi step process where the money in your pocket gets smaller and smaller until almost none is left. You would be very lucky to get your money back, let alone get rich. If you're in it for the money, just be an artist (musician, painter, photographer). Working on a "work of art" is much faster, cheaper, and is more likely to make you rich. But hey, art is subjective, even if you're not that good, you can be rich if you're hot or have charm.<br><br>If you want to be rich, just get a job. It's more stable.<br><br># Read widely and outside your comfort zone.<br><br>I personally think this is terrible advice. It's better to write widely and outside your comfort zone. It's not about what you consume that matters it's what you produce that matters. Write whatever, wherever and whenever, read only what makes you happy.