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Goodreads asked Emily M. DeArdo:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Emily M. DeArdo Just write things down, whether on a journal, on a computer, whatever. Write. Often.
And read a LOT. That's the best way to get a sense for dialogue, pacing, construction. Of course it goes without saying that you're reading good things, and not crap.
Read a lot. Write a lot.

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