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Goodreads asked Aida Edemariam:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Aida Edemariam Read. Look, and look again. Read — anything and everything, but with an eye on quality and especially with an eye on how quality is achieved (inspiration and talent can't be learned but an awful lot else can be). Look. Read some more.

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