Goodreads asked Sabrina Ramoth:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Sabrina Ramoth Write! I know that seems like the most simple of answers, but it's really the only one that really makes sense. If you want to write, write! Don't listen to the little voice that tells you that you can't. Write the words however they may come out and worry about cleaning them later.

Read! After I began writing, reading changed. I started looking at how other writers did things and why things worked or didn't. Reading is one of the greatest tools for an author.

Let others read your work. I know sometimes that can be hard, but it is truly the only way you will ever grow as a writer. Now I don't mean just let anyone and everyone read your work. Join writing groups, connect with other writers share your work with people you feel comfortable with that will tell you the good and the bad.

And lastly, just keep writing. Don't ever give up.

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