Goodreads asked Sue Smethurst:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Sue Smethurst Just do it! You can't be a writer if you don't write anything! Writing is hard, there's no two ways about it, but there is no greater buzz than finishing a manuscript, it is an extraordinary sense of achievement. Make time for yourself to write each day, allocate the time in your diary if you need to, and let yourself go. But a word of advice, the first draft is never the best! Re-write, be critical, and go with your heart. When I wrote The Freedom Circus, I was 30,000 words into the manuscript but felt like the story wasn't singing in the way I wanted it to, So I ditched what I'd already written and started all over again. Immediately I knew I'd made the right decision - even if it meant I was way behind my publishers deadline. I submitted a book that I felt was the best I could do. Give it your all, and never leave anything on the table!

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