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Goodreads asked Paul Mendelson:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Paul Mendelson Write. Write anything. Write shit, as long as you are writing. I have drawers full of unpublished novels (for which readers and editors should be very grateful) but, at least, they got me practising.
Many people ask me to read their work. I ask them for a few pages and they stare at me blankly. "Oh, I haven't written anything yet..."
So, you want to write? Please, just write.

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