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Goodreads asked Sterling Wilder:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Sterling Wilder Stop using the word "aspiring." If you write, you're a writer. No "aspiring" about it. (You can use words like "professional," meaning "paid" or "published," etc. But don't act like you're not REALLY a writer if you're writing at all.)

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