Goodreads asked Allyson Rice:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Allyson Rice I'd keep the writing process private for a while, even if you're really excited about your idea(s). Hold the energy inside you without talking about it to anyone, so that the energy around the project grows inside you. Let the ideas percolate. Talking about it too soon with people can dissipate the energy. Then just sit down and just start writing. You don't need to know where the story ends before you start it. I had no idea where my novel was headed when I started it. And even if you think you know where it's going, be open to allowing it to morph into something else if it needs to go in a different direction.

And don't let anyone EVER make you feel like you aren't qualified to be a writer just because you've never done it before, or didn't study it in college, or didn't go to college, or... or... or... You are absolutely qualified to write because everyone has a story in them, and you're the only person in the history of the planet who has your unique way of perceiving something and putting it out into the world in your unique voice.

Also, once you feel like your book is done, hire a professional editor/proofreader. Seriously. Even if it takes you a little while to pay it off, it's absolutely worth the investment.

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