Jon Brandon asked Andrew Rowe:

I have been reading and writing since I was a teen. Everything I have written has been poetry, microfiction, and short stories. Now, I want to do more, to expand and write a whole series of books. I know what I want to write, but not how to write it. The first chapters I have written seem, to me, shallow and underwhelming for my vision. Could you offer any advice, how did you get your own books to match your vision?

Andrew Rowe For me, it was largely a matter of practice. I wrote five other books before I published my first novel. Over each book, I learned more about writing, as well as my own stylistic preferences. I'm still learning and improving my style, even now.

Aside from that, I always recommend writing classes. Brandon Sanderson's lecture series on youtube is fantastic and I would strongly recommend it if you haven't watched it already.

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