Goodreads asked Liane Carter:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Liane Carter Write because you love to, because you have to, and love what you are writing. You spend a lot of time on a manuscript so love being there. You write the first draft, then edit, then it goes off to your first editor, then it comes back for you to edit again and then it goes off again and comes back and then it goes off for a line edit and comes back to you for revision. It's a long process and you have to read it and edit it a lot so if you don't love that manuscript, you'll be sick of it way before you've read it for the 12th time.
See feedback/criticism as a present. Know that the feedback is one person's opinion and so it's not personal. It's one person's view based on their education, likes, beliefs, training. When you find an editor who you trust and value, and that edit comes back to you, be excited. You are getting a box of nuggets in there to make your manuscript even better, to take it to new heights. Take those sugar suggestions and see how you can add sparklers and amaze yourself. If you devour the suggestions, you can grow so much. When my edits first come back, I have to run or dance around the room before I open them because I'm so excited.

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