Goodreads asked William Ray:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

William Ray Firstly, the secret to doing anything is the 'doing' part. To write, you have to sit down and put in the time. You need to be willing to put in countless hours making something horrible you would never want anyone to see, because until you've done that, you can't send it off to an editor, you can't clean it up, you can't improve, and nothing happens.

Secondly, find a good editor. Not just a friend, but the expensive professional kind who won't give more than a passing mention to grammatical errors because they will focus primarily on telling you why your story is terrible. Even the best story starts off as a terrible one.

Thirdly is marketing. If you figure out the secret to that, let me know.

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