Goodreads asked Deborah L. Fruchey:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Deborah L. Fruchey Read, read, read. Read until you find yourself looking at the page and thinking, "I could do that." Then practice. Practice, practice, practice. Practice until it goes beyond love and into skill and craftsmanship. And then start getting good solid feedback. Not from family members who are bound to love you, but from writers whose work you respect, competent people from your own community. We all have blind spots, and need others to point them out.

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