Goodreads asked Keitha Smith:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Keitha Smith First and foremost, learn your craft. While writing requires some degree of talent, it is also a skill and as such there is much to learn. Read books on writing skills and practice, practice, practice. If possible, find someone who’s already a writer and get them to analyze and critique your writing so that you can improve and so that you’re better able to self-edit. I would also say it’s very important to understand the conventions of the genre in which you wish to write. Knowing what readers expect from a romance or a crime novel or a thriller will help you write a more enjoyable story from a reader’s perspective. And, of course, keep reading yourself, not just in your chosen genre, but in others too.

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