Goodreads asked Douglas M. Laurent:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Douglas M. Laurent read Sherlock Holmes quotes pay attention to details. throw nothing away the word u cut may be the novel of tomorrow. know how your mind works, if its dyslexic like mine, learn to think and write sdrawkcab. Holmes would agree (Scarlet). 1-3 sentences per graph. build on it like bricks. only 1 thought per graph. know punctuation. study journalistic style (period) then u will edit well (period) see what I mean? that way u don't waste time and too, talk it out to yourself. words in mind are gooey and tangle linear dialogue cuts through.

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