Goodreads asked Bill Lascher:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Bill Lascher Don't get so obsessed with the rules of what you should write or what will sell. One piece of advice often given to new writers is to "just write," but I think that's evasive pablum. Don't pressure yourself. Write when you have something to write.

However, one great piece of common advice that I don't take often enough: read. Read as much as possible. Go to libraries. Explore what's on the shelf near the books you're interested in (this works better for nonfiction when books are classified by subject, not simply author) so you can go on tangents you don't expect. On that note, welcome tangents. Welcome exploration. The broader your experience of the world, the more material upon which you will be able to draw.

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