Goodreads asked Gerald Elias:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Gerald Elias My advice for aspiring writers is the same as for aspiring musicians: Have as broad and varied a world view and experience as you can. The rewards are many. It will make life more interesting by opening your eyes to different cultures and ways of thinking. It will create deep, lifelong relationships. By providing you with rich and unusual material, it will make you a better author/musician. Finally, you have to think pragmatically: Because careers as writers and musicians are so competitive and the chances of success (however one defines it) are not in any given person's favor, the broader your world experience, the more options you have to find a path that will give you joy.

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