Goodreads asked Mark Souza:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Mark Souza My best advice is to write (practice may not make perfect, but it will make you better) and know in the beginning that you're going to suck. Actively seek criticism, and after you get past how bad it stings, work to make your writing better, to realize the weaknesses in your own writing and get past it. You'll grow a thicker skin with time. Not every criticism is accurate, but it's a writer's job to look at it all, determine what is true, and work to make themselves better at their craft.

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