Goodreads asked Michael E. Henderson:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Michael E. Henderson I see so many new writers, young and old, who have not bothered to learn the craft. It seems that they think all there is to it is to type words on a page. It's a craft that requires knowledge of grammar and punctuation, sentence structure, and story structure.

For young people, finish school, go to college, read a lot, take all the English and writing courses you can, and write every day.

For those of you beyond that, you still must learn to write. Read books on the subject, take online courses, whatever you can do to learn the craft. After that, the advice is the same as for young writers.

Another very useful thing is to join a critique group, such as Critique Circle. You'll learn a lot from that.

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