Goodreads asked Skye Lansing:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Skye Lansing Write without worrying how good you are. It will probably be terrible, especially when you're just getting started, but until you are actively writing it is impossible to get better. You hear a lot of talk about practice makes perfect, but I think the truth is a little stranger.

Failure makes perfect. You are going to fail, and it is going to hurt, but with every failure you learn something new. And with every thing you learn you will get that much better.

Start writing now—start failing now. Accept that this isn't easy, but dig in and be determined to see it through. It's honestly the only way forward.

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