Goodreads asked Quentin Eckman:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Quentin Eckman Advice to aspiring writers? Not long ago I was an aspiring writer. Now that I've written two novels and a pile of short stories, I'm still something less than an authority on the subject. However, in an attempt to offer some advice, the following are the suggestions I was given, and I feel they are still valid: READ (can't be said too loudly), and write what you know. Beyond that, be fearless. what is the worst that can happen if you write a bad book? Nobody will read it. That might happen even with a very good book. Don't fear failure. Write.

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