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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Linda Acaster Practise, practise and more practising, interspersed with much reading across genres, and an indepth study of novels particularly enjoyed. *Why* did you particularly enjoy that one...

Join a writers' group, face to face preferably or online if not available. These people will become your initial beta readers - and you for them - so choose wisely. This is not a one-way street. When you think your writing can't be improved, pay for an edit of 20-50 pages. That'll show you that it can, and will point the way forward.

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