Goodreads asked Miles Watson:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Miles Watson In my life I've worked as a parole officer, an investigator for the district attorney, a correctional specialist, a private investigator, a make up effects technician, an office coordinator for a make up effects studio, an actor (sort of), and a game capture technician for video game trailers. I've also been a writer...and being a writer is harder than any of those things. The writing itself comes naturally, but the "post production" -- editing, revising, submitting, and marketing -- does not. Most writers are introverts to some degree, and the necessity of having to get "out there" and represent yourself (sell yourself, to put it more bluntly) is very hard on the emotions, especially given the enormous amount of rejection and even disrespect writers have to deal with. So my advice is to try and work just as hard on the post production aspects of your writing as on the craft itself. Failing that, find someone who can handle those things for you, because the problem won't take care of itself!

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