Goodreads asked M.D. Boncher:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

M.D. Boncher 90% of people who want to write, never write. They just want what they think a celebrity writer's life is like. So the first piece of advice is you have to fall out of love with the IDEA of being a writer, and start BEING a writer. In the end, it's all about doing the work. Write it, get it edited up to professional grade, then publish it, even if you're going indie (like you should).

I got to stop calling myself just a writer the instant I published my first book. Then I became, officially an author. Aspire to that if it's what you really want to do.

Two warnings:

1. If you hated writing for school, even creative writing, don't torture yourself. Being an author is hard. The chances of being the next Harper Lee where you write 1 book and coast the rest of your life. Being an author is a lifechanger. Being a successful author is a job just as hard as any other intellectually taxing job, with your ego tied in.

2. Do not write for fame. You won't be J.K Rowling when you publish a 50 page ebook. If this is what you are looking for, writing is going to break your heart unless you get unbelievably lucky.

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