First and foremost, write. Attend writing workshops, read how-tos (the library and bookstores are full of them) and study the authors you love. Above all, don’t give up. Getting published (and/or finding a reading audience) takes skill, hard work, luck, and perseverance, but I’m convinced it’s the perseverance that makes the most difference. Without it, the others might not ever get the chance to matter.
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