Goodreads asked Cheryl Pearson:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Cheryl Pearson Read, read, read, read, read! I’ve always loved to read writing guides, and in every one I’ve ever read, those writers say the same thing: you can’t be a good writer if you don’t read. Also, keep a notebook with you at all times, or make notes in whatever way you can – on your phone, on paper scraps, on a napkin. I jot things down all the time – something I’ve heard on a podcast, or seen in a newspaper headline, a snippet of conversation I overheard on the bus. Sometimes I’ll flick through notes I made years and years ago, and although a particular line didn’t turn into anything then, it will spark something when I read it again, and off I’ll go.

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