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Goodreads asked Zena Shapter:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Zena Shapter Number one: don't start submitting or publishing your writing until it's been read by at least three well-informed beta readers, who like your genre and can give honest and intelligent feedback without being hurtful.

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