Goodreads asked Diane M. Simard:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Diane M. Simard Experiment with what time(s) during the day work best for you to write. Something may very well have to "give" in your schedule in order to find the time. Just like any skill that you want to develop, writing requires discipline, time, and constant practice. I wrote the first manuscript for The Unlikely Gift of Breast Cancer 30 to 60 minutes at a time before I left for my job on weekdays. I then cried all the way to the office because the experience, which was ultimately the life raft that brought me back from the depths of breast cancer treatment, was so powerful.

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