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Goodreads asked Richard Freeman:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Richard Freeman (1) Try to write how you want to write, rather than imitate someone else.
(2) Find someone who's intellect you admire & ask them to read your drafts. Emphasise that you don't want a long list of what you are doing wrong but you do want a short list of things that would improve what you have written.

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