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Goodreads asked Derek Ailes:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Derek Ailes Write what you want to write not what you think the reader wants to read. If you are not having fun while writing a story, abandon it. If you get frustrated with the story, the reader will be able to tell.

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