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Goodreads asked Dave Higgins:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Dave Higgins Drop the word 'aspiring'. It hides all the parts of writing you are great at already behind a label of having not met a particular, potentially abstract, target.
Instead, embrace the joy of being a writer because you write, and focus on the smaller parts of the entire cycle.
Be a writer who hasn't been published yet.
Be a writer who hasn't made the best seller list yet.
Be a writer who is experimenting with a style, genre, or market just for fun.

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