Goodreads asked Joyce A. Scott:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Joyce A. Scott Two things: get firmly established in a writer's critique group, but make sure it's not one of two extremes--people who will say everything you write is golden, or the ones who will tear you down with every word of their critique. Get in a great critique group and your skills will increase exponentially, as long as you know how to take criticism and not reject it, but learn from it. Secondly, keep writing. Don't stop. Don't get discouraged. Every time you put your fingers to the keyboard, or write with a pen or pencil, you're learning and your readers will benefit from your diligence.

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