Goodreads asked Aria Michaels:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Aria Michaels WRITE!

I know it sounds obvious, but of all the advice I got when I was getting started was to just sit down, put pen to paper (or fingertips to keys) and write (thank you Meredith Wild). Don’t listen to the nay-sayers, don’t feel the need to explain yourself, and don’t try to be perfect. It doesn’t all have to make sense in the beginning. In fact much if it likely won’t. Some of the best ideas were born during a “brain vomit” session where I rambled incoherently into a notebook.

Always keep your eyes open.

I get inspiration from just about anywhere, and I don’t always have the option to stop what I am doing, and write it down. Still, I am not willing to walk away from any idea that may fuel my story, so I have learned to get creative. I use the voice-to-text feature on my cell phone, spout off those crazy ideas as they come to me, then send myself a text message. It’s really fun to open up the conversation I had with myself, and the end of the day, and read through the mental mayhem!

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