Goodreads asked Sean Patrick Little:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Sean Patrick Little Write. A lot. Keep writing. Don't just write the same genre, either. Expand your horizons. Experiment. If you usually write first-person, switch it up and go third. If you usually write from a male perspective, switch it up and go female. Or elderly. Or from a cat's point of view.

And read. A lot. Keep reading. Read fiction and non-fiction. Read your favorite genre, but read others things, as well. Read an author you hate. Pick a random book off the library shelf and start reading it without knowing anything about the book.

Also, get into a writer's group of some sort. Talk to people about writing. Make contacts and connections. Workshop other people's work and get good at offering critiques.

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