Goodreads asked Diane Thomas:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Diane Thomas Write. Read. Read good books. Read the kind of books you want to write. Read good books about how to write. Keep a journal. Get a creative writing MFA if you're so inclined and you've got the money. Befriend other writers. Join a writers critique group. Go to writers conferences. Become a careful observer of what's going on around you; make it second nature to describe this in your head. Be a people watcher. Write and write and write.

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