If I Have One Piece of Advice for Someone Who Wants to Publish a Novel

It would be, have some people read it—preferably at least six. If no one wants to read it, you realize you have major problems. Actually, scratch that. Even if you have six people who want to read it, who really like it, you still have major problems. Every book does.

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