Goodreads asked Laurie Boris:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Laurie Boris Be patient with yourself. Some days you will write and fall in love with what you've done; some days you will write and hate every word. It's all part of the process of learning and growing. Keep writing. Get feedback from people you trust. Encouragement and pats on the back are great, and I think they do have their place when you're fairly new at writing. But honest, constructive feedback, even if it hurts a bit at first, helps us grow. Try to learn what you can from that, revise, get more feedback. Read, too...good books, not-so-good books, books outside your comfort zone. If you keep at the writing process, you will get to a place where you develop confidence in your own voice and in your work. If you love writing, it's well worth the effort.

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