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Goodreads asked Chris Vines:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Chris Vines Read books in your chosen genre and identify what makes them work. Then just write. Realize your first draft will be bad, but it is necessary, and once you've gone through a couple drafts you'll have the diamond in the rough.

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