Goodreads asked Paul DeBusschere:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Paul DeBusschere Keep writing! Bounce your ideas off of other people and take feedback from others seriously. Find some initial readers you can trust and listen to them, but determine for yourself if you should follow the advice you hear based on what you know you're trying to say. Edit your work meticulously (read it out loud if you have to so you can hear what it sounds like). Finally, submit your polished work to as many agents/publishers as you can until you hear a "yes." If you exhaust that list without an acceptance, self publish and move on to the next idea. Above all, keep trying!

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