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Goodreads asked Ken Lozito:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Ken Lozito Finish. For me the 1st draft is all pride. I put everything that I want into the 1st draft. The subsequent drafts are all about the reader and I keep them in mind while I whittle away at the perfection of the pristine 1st draft.
Find an editor that you can work with. Use beta readers and treat them well. There are hardly any overnight successes and for most their "overnight" success are years in the making.

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