How to Break Into the Writing Field

When i was a baby writer, i obcessively collected career advice from established writers. I continued to do this long after it became apparent that there was nothing of contemporaneous applicability in these discussions. By then, i was encyclopaedic on the subject of breaking into the field. Thanks to online forums and writers groups, i could name every single major s f publication, their editors, their word rates and response times. And thanks to my tiny modicum of self awareness, i know enough to know how little i know. What i can offer is meta advice, advi on where to seek advice. Namely, writers seeking to break into the field should be seeking out other