Goodreads asked Scott Beckman:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Scott Beckman I was an aspiring writer for over a decade before I figured out what I need to write.

1. Determination - the willingness to surrender other things in my life for writing.

AND

2. Coffee shops.

I do 98% of my writing in coffee shops on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I struggle to write anywhere else or at any other time.

So my advice is to experiment. Write in different places at different times. Find what works for you. Then do that, a lot. Do it relentlessly. Don't let anything get between you and that perfect writing environment.

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