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Goodreads asked Frederick Weisel:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Frederick Weisel Emulate the writers you admire. Study how they do what they do. Join a critique group and pay attention to the comments you receive. Rewrite, rewrite, and rewrite. Years ago, when I complained about rejection to a successful novelist, he said: Write a better book.

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