Goodreads asked Stacy Barton:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Stacy Barton write. write. write. write. write anything you can get paid to write. write it better than they expect and send it sooner than they thought. then, curl up in the sun and write what you want to write. let your soul come out. never keep secrets - yours or anyone else's - and never be afraid to write something awful. you never have to show anyone anything, but you must write or you will perish inside a little each day. then those things that make your heart race just as you finish them...show those to someone who already thinks you are fabulous. there will be time enough later for real critique and rewrite.

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