Goodreads
Goodreads asked Neil Alan Simpson:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Neil Alan Simpson Just do it. Find some time. Have a good app to record your notes as you think of them. I never write from beginning to end; I put pieces together and then continually edit them.

I highly recommend Grammarly, a grammar editing software. It fixed countless issues before I asked others to help with the editing.

It helps if you have multiple editors. My youngest daughter did an outstanding job with a first batch of edits before I had a professional go through it. My wife and a couple other friends suggested edits and raised good questions about themes and consistency.

More Answered Questions

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more