Goodreads asked Jenna Edwards:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Jenna Edwards I know a lot of people talk about figuring out your "why" and that's super important. But, what I've found for myself is, if you are already ambitious and you know this is what you truly want to do, the key is to focus on your "how." How do you work best - for example, I'm definitely more creative in a constructive environment so I like to approach my goals with the end in mind. For writing, that means an outline. But, it can't be too rigid so I use the SAVE THE CAT beat sheet. Then, I know I'm all or nothing. So, even though I tried, struggled and failed to write something every day, I kept going and finally realized that the best way for me to actually write the book was to get a hotel room for a few (in my case, 5) weekends in a row and just write like a mad woman until the first draft was done.

Learning how you best operate is the most important thing anyone can do to accomplish their goals and create their dream life.

I talk a lot about this on my instagram @jennaedwardsofficial if you'd like to join the conversation.

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