Goodreads asked Brooke Riley:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Brooke Riley Write for yourself. Don't expect to make your work public. Write that first draft for yourself. It's for your eyes only. What is the book your soul craves? Write it. Pour your heart and soul in it because this isn't something that you can just do. If you're going to be writing a book with the goal of publishing, you have to love it. Whether you self-publish or go with a publishing house, it takes effort, hard work, and you have to love what you're doing or you will fail. But if you know deep down that this is for you, don't let the hard work and the fear of failure scare you. Because you WILL be great. Just put the words on a page and write it.

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