Marilyn McFarlane
The main piece of advice is to read. If you're not a reader you won't be a writer. Learn from those who've gone before, be at home with the language, and write, despite any odds . A teacher and mentor once told me, "Your first million words are practice, whether they're published or not." That's probably true, and worth it.
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