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Goodreads asked Deborah Burrows:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Deborah Burrows Never finish a book and think it's really finished! Put it away for a while and then take it out, dust it off and see what can be improved. A little distance from a ms is often really illuminating. If you can afford it, a good professional editor will give you the polish you may need to impress an agent or publisher.

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