Goodreads asked Layla Nash:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Layla Nash Write -- a lot. And then write some more. Just keep writing. Reading books about writing is good, but actually practicing the craft is better. Sign up for a helpful critique group, whether in person or online, but spend your first couple of months GIVING critiques before you ask for someone to critique your work. I learn the most from critiquing others. It helps me spot issues in my own writing, or recognize patterns or assumptions I'm using as crutches. And keep reading. Be an omnivorous reader -- fiction, science, history, social science, psychology, travelogues and memoirs... You never know where one little nugget of information to complete a plot or character will come from.

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