Goodreads asked Judith Manchester:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Judith Manchester Writers write. It sounds cliche, but it is so true. Procrastination and writer's block are no excuse. Each day words have to be written. That first book will remain only a dream unless you do the work. As Anne Lamott has said so well, write your story "Bird by Bird," word by word, day by day. The thrill of writing that last word, of placing that last period at the end of the last sentence will bring tears to your eyes and reward all the hours at your back.

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