Michael
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Gail Carriger:
Hey Gail, Congratulations on the upcoming release. I'm sure there are a lot of aspiring authors out there that find you an inspiration. So, what is your "best advice for new writers"?
Gail Carriger
* The first thing you must do is finish the book. Don't approach anyone until it is complete. You need to prove you can finish it, very few writers get that far.
* Then edit the hell out of it and be brutal.
* Then give it to people to critique (friends, relations, teachers). People who will give honest feedback. The more red pen marks the better. Get used to criticism, revel in it, love it.
* Then write something completely different.
* Then edit the hell out of it and be brutal.
* Then give it to people to critique (friends, relations, teachers). People who will give honest feedback. The more red pen marks the better. Get used to criticism, revel in it, love it.
* Then write something completely different.
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Is Soulless a good book? I loved the Finishing School series, and want to read the Parasol Protectorate.
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