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Goodreads asked Jason R. Hemmings:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Jason R. Hemmings I believe you should read all types of genres and authors, then decide whether you want to follow one in particular or a range of them.

Develop a style that expresses your personality. Try not to be too influenced by trends necessarily. Be your own writer; be individual.

Writing needs a good melody; its storyline. Make sure you refine it with enough detail, characters with depth and appeal, put in some philosophy and meaning to the stories and try to excel with your writing. Most of all, take your time. Once the story is published it may be there for a long time, so make it as perfect as you can get it.

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