Goodreads asked Jeff Wallach:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Jeff Wallach At the same time that you’re developing your craft learn everything you can about the business of publishing, which is another kind of skill entirely. And consider other genres than the one you most want to work in—making a living as even another kind of writer is better than most of the alternatives. Cultivate relationships with editors, readers, marketers, and others who may prove helpful to you. Never pass up an opportunity to help someone else in their writing career and always be kind but relentlessly honest. And don’t be a writer who thinks about writing all the time—actually sit down and write as often as you can stand it.

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