Goodreads asked Kathryne Arnold:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Kathryne Arnold Follow your own voice, your own intuition and style. Develop your own method of putting words to paper, listen and pay attention to your inner callings. Don’t be swayed by others. If something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t. This also holds true for editing, promotion, developing presentations, etc. Learn to really know yourself, and then to believe in yourself. It is obviously important to pay attention to experts in the field, and those that have you in their best interest. Be open, but cautious. Trust your instincts and follow what is important to you. Try not to be influenced too much by other writers that you admire, stay true to yourself. You will hear a hundred different ways you should do something. When overwhelmed or unsure of which road to take, and trust me, this will occur many times in your writing life, I suggest that you stand still, breathe, lighten up and guide yourself toward what feels genuine and honest to you.

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