Goodreads asked Scott Craven:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Scott Craven Read and when you're done, read some more. Absorb it all. Take in different styles and stories. Enjoy fiction and non-fiction. Now write as if no one is looking (because no one is looking). Write for yourself at first. The more words you put down on screen (I was about to say "paper," and who does that anymore?), the better your sentences will become. I've been a journalist more than 30 years and nothing gets you to write more, and on deadline, than having a paycheck depend on it. Most importantly, find your voice. That's the one thing no one can teach you. You have to learn it yourself.

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