Goodreads asked Mark Hazard:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Mark Hazard Learn all the rules of craft. When rules contradict one another, play with both and decide which rule is better for you. Spend every ounce of your energy blending your creativity with the rules of craft, sticking to them with the devotion of a monk. Once you have mastered the rules, you will have blended raw creativity with craft. You now have "Creataftity" or "Craftivity". This higher form of you will have the discernment to know when to begin to break the rules as necessary. And that's where your best work will begin to pour forth. Does this take a long time? Yes, but if you have what it takes, you'll enjoy the hell out of the process.

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