Goodreads asked Jeff Pollak:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Jeff Pollak Learn the craft of writing through attendance at writers' conferences, searching online advice websites, reading books on writing and joining critique groups. Don't worry about writing "bad" work, your writing will improve the more you learn and practice. Read fiction in various genres as much as you can and takes notice of the author's style to see if it might fit yours, and to learn the tricks of the trade. Don't worry about publishing until you've written something good enough to be published.

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