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Goodreads asked Hope Irving:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Hope Irving 1/ Define your ultimate goal (have fun? write a book? publish a book? win the Pulitzer Prize?...).
2/ Write a timeline so you know where you're going.
3/ Read in the same genre or sub-genres so you won't give the readers a story that's already been told.
4/ Enjoy yourself!

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