Goodreads asked A.H. Kim:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

A.H. Kim Perseverance and perspective. I was 47 when I decided that I wanted to be a published author. I set my 50th birthday as my target. Looking back, of course that was a laughable goal, but I think setting goals -- even laughable ones -- is helpful. After I wrote my first book, I sent out a lot of queries and received mostly silence and a few rejections. When my 50th birthday came and went without any hope of being published, I started on another book, which ended up being the one that got me an agent and book deal. I'll be 55 when my debut comes out. I missed my deadline by 5 years, but when you think about it, 8 years from dream to reality is pretty phenomenal.

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