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Goodreads asked Anita Rodgers:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Anita Rodgers First, don't aspire. Do it. Be it. Write. Then write some more. And write some more after that. You can read books about it. You can take writing classes. You can talk about writing. But none of these things make you a writer. Writers write. That means words on the page. The more you write the better you become at writing.

Second, read. Read a lot. Read everything you can get your hands on. Encourage others to read.

Third, be an active participant in your life. Live. Experience things. Talk to people, observe them, listen to them. They will teach you things you can't image.

In a nutshell: Write, Read, Live.

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