Goodreads asked Lisa Graham:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Lisa Graham Start writing. Everything starts from a few scribbled notes, so capture what’s in your head, ideas, things that interest you, however scrappy to begin with. Gather these notes and digest them for a while. If an idea or a theme won’t leave you alone you have to write it. You’ll have to overlay a story structure, get practical about how and when you’re going to write, how and when you’re going to publish, but there are ways through all that and if you love your idea and want to do it enough you’ll find them. Reading about writing, going to a local writing group or writing festival is also very helpful in the early days, to hear about the doubts and challenges all other writers face, as much as for the helpful tips and support. The more you realise everyone has their own insecurities and hurdles starting out, the more you’ll begin to feel you have a chance, just like anyone else, of realising your ambitions.

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