Goodreads asked M.D. Stewart:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

M.D. Stewart Find a good editor! Even with an editor, you need a proofreader. I still have issues with that, but I work hard to make my books as mistake-free as possible although it doesn't always happen. In today's self-publishing world it would be easy to skip the editor but don't. Sometimes it hurts to get that copy back with all that red and notes on the side, but you pay for honesty and criticism!
A good cover is a must! I started with books I liked and contacted the authors of those books to find out who they used for their cover artist and their editors.

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