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Goodreads asked Ona Russell:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Ona Russell First of all read! Also, take a small, everyday item--a shoe, a comb, a piece of gum, etc.--and jot down everything you can think of associated with it. Then tell a little, very little, story about it. Expand from there.

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