Goodreads asked Delaney Green:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Delaney Green A writer writes. So, write. If you don't have time, make time, even if it's only half an hour. Read, too. Read for fun, read widely, read classics, read popular fiction. Read poetry. Close your eyes at the library and reach out and grab a book. Read that. Experiment. I read an essay recently that said if a person doesn't form optimal neurological connections in the brain early-on, he or she is less likely to become a writer. We know world-class athletes start training very young, so this idea of starting young makes sense. As soon as I could read, I read all the time. One of my favorite places to go was the library. As soon as I could write, I wanted to write and illustrate stories. When I got older, though, I set writing aside for many years because, well, life got in the way (I'm certain you know what I mean). Now I wish I'd followed my own advice and allowed myself that half an hour a day. I guess I'm saying a writer needs to be a little selfish, too, at least about making time to write.

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