Goodreads asked Dean Whitlock:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Dean Whitlock Read every chance you get. Read good books, in more than one genre. Write the kind of books you love to read - but make sure you do your research. Write every day. If you can't write a lot, at least write a little. It should be on your schedule in ink, not pencil. Try to make it the kind of habit that nags at you when you can't do it, and that makes you feel good when you clear the desk and get back to it. Rewrite as carefully as you write, then rewrite again. Treasure your first readers, and don't get mad at your editors. Make rewriting just as creative - and fun - as writing the first draft.

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