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Goodreads asked Richard Thomas:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Richard Thomas Read. ALL THE TIME. Read every major author in the genre you write, read NYT Best Sellers, read MFA program lists, read other genres you're thinking of writing, read the authors you love, everything they've ever written. Over time you'll absorb it, see what genius is, it will seep into your work. You'll learn from horror, crime, romance, F/SF, literary, etc. They all have something to teach you.

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