Goodreads asked Kaye D. Schmitz:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Kaye D. Schmitz Above all, an aspiring writer must have a good story to tell. After that, it has to be written. So aspiring writers need to write!! And keep at it. And finish it. Every time I spoke to a publisher, the first thing he or she did was to congratulate me for finishing my book! I didn't realize what a big deal that was until I spoke with people who hadn't finished. Even my agent said that 80% of the people she meets with at conferences fail to send her the materials she has asked for. I can't imagine! If writers are serious about writing and they have a good story to tell, they must write first. And the rest of the time until they get that story published they must refine.

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