Goodreads asked Kelly Grey Carlisle:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Kelly Grey Carlisle Read a lot, carefully and voraciously. Skip what you don't like. Don't be afraid to not finish a book you started. Personally, I think some of what you read should be craft books, a lot of literary novels from all different time periods and languages, some more plot-focused novels, and poetry. If you write memoir or personal essays, you should read those too, but novels have always been my favorite thing to read.
Then write a lot. Then read some more. If you want a short cut, pay to to take a class with a good instructor.

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