Goodreads asked Beth Brower:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Beth Brower Go for it. There is always room for more writing. Anyone who tells you otherwise must see you as competition rather than a fellow writer, struggling to get out what's eating you from the inside. Remember that you will spend more time with this story, more time with these characters, than anybody else. You have to be committed. So write what YOU love. Write what YOU can believe in, what YOU can get behind. That might be satirical essays. That might be comic books. Thanks heavens we have both. That doesn't mean you get to be self indulgent, or exploit the reader in cheap ways. Or revive every immature fantasy you had when you were twelve. Oh no. Hold yourself to a high standard. And keep fighting to be there. Don't give in, but make sure that you are fighting for the excellence on top of your own mountain, not someone else's, because it's popular, or you think your professor would approve more. Nope. Climb your own writing hill, but be excellent, and don't compromise on that. And then be bold. If you keep at it, sincerely working hard, I think you'll get better. I hope I will. So, be pleased with what you can struggle to get finished now, and look forward with what you will create tomorrow.

Those are my initial thoughts...

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