Goodreads asked David A. Taylor:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

David A. Taylor Samuel Beckett's advice was, “Try. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” I'd say a bit more in 5 suggestions:
1. Read a lot.
2. Make the time. Hoard your best hours for your writing. Are you most creative when you wake? Schedule an hour then. Late at night? Stay up.
3. Find creative people and listen to them. Your peers are priceless for feedback and self-imposed deadlines that help motivate. I don’t always agree with their feedback but I suspend judgment until the next day.
4. Know when you’re drafting and when you’re revising. Don't try to edit while you write. I think of it like a train: To get started, unhook the drafting engine from the editing brakes. The brakes work best later when the trian is underway.
5. Follow the links from small to large. Post this motto where you see it: “By the yard, it’s hard. By the inch, it’s a cinch.” Allow yourself to take small bites. Writing an article may not capture the entire epic that you see in your mind, but getting an article published can help focus it.

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