Goodreads asked Leah Ferguson:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Leah Ferguson Okay, three pieces of advice popped into my head immediately: a) Don't give up. You're a writer who's an aspiring author--but you're still a writer. So make sure you keep writing--it only gets better with practice. b) Get feedback on what you've written. I can't tell you how many revisions ALL THE DIFFERENCE went through before it became the sweet little women's fiction book it is today. You're writing for a reader, so it helps to have a reader help you write. And finally, c) Be smart about trying to get published. Don't rush. There's no deadline you need to make. Take your time and research good literary agencies and the agents who might respond best to your project, and work well with you. Join writer's groups, online communities, social media. Don't let it distract you from the writing, but concentrate on learning more than promoting. ALL THE DIFFERENCE started out as a NaNoWriMo project--quick, quick, quick. It wasn't until I slowed down that the chance to become published started to click into place.

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