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Goodreads asked Melissa A. Joy:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Melissa A. Joy If you're truly serious, don't quit. Sometimes even I get the "what's the point?" cloud hovering over my head, and sometimes that cloud starts to rain down literary despair over me, but I always try to remind myself that my writing means a lot to me, and it should mean a lot to aspiring writers.

The main two pointers I will give here are:

1.) Seek advice from creative writing articles like what is offered on Blackheath Dawn - www.blackheathdawn.co.uk (including articles I have written to help others)

2.) Research the subject areas of what you want to write about A LOT.

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