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Goodreads asked Michael J. Bowler:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Michael J. Bowler Write. Even if you think your first draft is garbage, write it. Most first drafts are garbage. That's what revising and editing are for. But FINISH the manuscript. That's the first step in the writing journey, and the most important.

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