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Goodreads asked Michael Phelps:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Michael Phelps WRITE . . . WRITE . . . KEEP WRITING.
Write about something YOU KNOW, something you LOVE!
Then, PROOF-READ - - - PROOF-READ agan.
EDIT . . . EDIT . . . EDIT . . . then hire a Professional Editor.
PROOF-READ your finished work! Just in case there are a few typos that have slipped through all the Proof-readings and editings.

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