Amazing writers have left us little bread crumbs, showing us the way. Let’s see what we can learn from them today. — 1. Read, damnit. “Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the…