Goodreads asked M.F.C. Assoum:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

M.F.C. Assoum If you have an idea, write out a chapter plan where you detail what you want to include in each chapter. You should also write a personality description of each of your characters so that you can better portray them in your works. then just start writing. Over thinking the writing process is the key to failing to write. You will have plenty of time to edit, re-edit and add and remove texts once your first draft is done. After that expect to produce several more drafts and work with an editor before its ready to be beta read. Then based on their reviews, it may or may not be ready to be published. Its a learning curve so you will need to be patient and keep yourself driven throughout the whole process.

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