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Goodreads asked Eliabeth Hawthorne:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Eliabeth Hawthorne Read your genre. Even if you don't decide to follow the rules, you should know what they are because you should know what your readers are expecting. If you deviate from that expectation, you need to understand how that may affect people relating to your book.

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