Kali Cross
I'm still a newbie myself. The advice I have gotten from the authors I admire is to write, write, write. Every day. My advice would be to use beta readers, as many as you can find, and to be open to their comments. Ignore comments that aren't constructive, but try to look within all the comments and find the help that beta reader was offering. Some advice you may use; others you may chose not to use. It's still your work, your vision.
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