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Goodreads asked Eleanor Herman:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Eleanor Herman Read read read. Write write write. Take classes. Go to writers' conferences. Ask people's unvarnished opinions. Toughen up your skin. Take advice seriously; it can really make you a better writer. Learn from it and try again.

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