Goodreads asked Mike Ryan:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Mike Ryan It's simple. Plank your butt into the chair and write. We all have busy lives. You can always carve out time to write. Too many people say, "I've got an idea for a book, but I have no time." Hogwash.
Pour out your first draft. Don't worry about grammar or syntax. Get it out of your system. Then grab a pen, or pencil, and eviscerate your first draft. An old professor, paraphrasing Winston Churchill, called writing: "Blood, sweat, and rewrite!"

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