Goodreads asked Mi Ae Lipe:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Mi Ae Lipe Be really realistic on what market your book is for. I hate to say it, but it's not enough to have that vision of what you want your book to be—it won't go anywhere if it doesn't capture your readers. The quality of your book will depend completely on hitting what your readers want, which will drive everything else behind it—marketing, sales, promotions, and talks. Most writers don't want to think about this part, but there is no point in investing enormously in creating a book if it's not what readers want or they don't know about it.

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