Goodreads asked Sacha Jones:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Sacha Jones As a budding writer we are bombarded with tips from published and established authors. I am hardly that. I have been a published author for all of four weeks, not quite. But the journey getting here has taught me quite a lot. I would say to those contemplating, literally don't make another excuse for not doing it. And, once you commit to starting until you get to the end of your first draft, then REWRITE, REWRITE, REWRITE. I wrote six or seven drafts, beginning to end, of my first book, and that is a memoir. I had history itself as my structural guide. If your book is pure fiction then you will need more rewrites. Finally, always expect you can do better. It's amazing what you can do if you just try -- corny but true.

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