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Goodreads asked Troy Hooker:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Troy Hooker You must read, and read for fun and for research! If you would like to become a great writer, knowing good writing is your first step.
Find a "mentor writer" that inspires you, and learn what makes their writing so great! Find an author who is a best seller of multiple works, and whose writing is valued by many age-levels.
This is not a chance to mimic their writing, but to develop your own. Then, read, read, read!

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