Goodreads asked Susan I. Weinstein:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Susan I. Weinstein Read philosophy, history, myth, jnonfiction that gets you thinking about life,out of your usual comfort zone. ust don't read fiction when you want to write it, unless it's classics. Took me years to "get' Henry James, was worth persisting. Otherwise, you mess up your "voice" and tend to compare before you have anything. Remember, you aren't so important, or your piece, you are an instrument a channel for reality. You serve a purpose beyond immediate desire for money, praise, whatever.

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