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Goodreads asked Patrick Chiles:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Patrick Chiles It's the "Nike Approach": Just Do It.

Seriously. Get off your @$$ and write. They say it takes ten years to be an overnight success, which sounds about right. PERIGEE took me almost eight years to complete, FARSIDE took less than three. Follow the logarithmic progression and I should have FROZEN ORBIT done by Christmas. At least that's what my publisher thinks...

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