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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Chantilly White It's boring, but honestly... read as much as you can, write as much as you can, finish what you start (I need to remind myself of that one often, as I have ooh-shiny disease and will hop projects faster than you can say squirrel), and study craft.

Don't let anyone tell you how to write or that there's only one way to do it--well, there *is* only one way and it's *your way*. :) But it can take a lot of practice and experimentation to figure out what your way is. Be patient with yourself. Play with words, figure out what works for you, what clicks.

Above all, have fun with it. Writing is hard work, for sure, but if it's not fun, too, what's the point?

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