Goodreads asked Larry Wood:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Larry Wood I guess I have two main pieces of advice that I usually give aspiring writers. Number one, write something every day. When I say "write something every day," I mean that very broadly, because it doesn't really even have to be turning out new text every day. Sometimes it can be something as simple as going back and editing what you wrote the day before, and it can take as little as 30 or 40 minutes. The idea, though, is never let a day go by that you don't do something to further your writing. The second piece of advice is never give up. If you're trying to sell to a traditional publisher, for instance, and you get rejected, don't let it discourage you. I've had stories rejected 8 or 10 times that eventually have gotten published.

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