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Goodreads asked Joyce Shaughnessy:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Joyce Shaughnessy Write about what you are most interested in. That's what will inspire you to write. Just sit down and start writing. Unless I'm working on a particular project, I never know where it will take me. If you are writing fiction, let your characters tell the story. Follow their lead.

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