Goodreads asked Linda Egenes:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Linda Egenes I guess I'd have to quote my dad here, "Just put something down on paper." If you start, you can finish. I'd also recommend that you write the first draft as fast as you can, so you tap into the infinite stream of creativity that lies within you rather than dissecting and judging each word with your intellect. The intellect steps in later, when you're revising, and then it's essential. But in the first draft, let 'er rip. You'll be amazed what comes out if you let it. There's the junk, yes, but there's the beauty too. And your conscious mind could never invent that.

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