Goodreads asked Fayla Ott:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Fayla Ott Read, read, read, and write, write, write. I cannot stress that enough. Also, set high expectations, but understand it takes time and much hard work to see them realized. Writers are huge dreamers, but we often get slammed with the realities of the writing world. Rejection and discouragement are a part of this life. However, when that one reader writes you to tell you how much your book meant to them, you'll remember why you're doing this. Keep going and don't ever quit.

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