Goodreads asked Blake Hiatt:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Blake Hiatt I'm an aspiring writer, so, not sure if I have much advice to offer. I will say, though, for myself, I had a lot of fear when it came to writing. The thing about writing, and creativity in general, at least when it comes to my experience, is that it was very hard for me to overcome the idea of putting a piece of my creativity, a piece of myself, if you will, out for public consumption. I found the prospect to be frightening and that held me back. Eventually, though, I got older, grew a thicker skin and realized I didn't care what anyone thought. If people like what I write, they'll read it, if they don't, they'll move on. Basically, I came to the realization I needed to get over myself.

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