Dec 18 2011
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“ Don’t think it’s going to be easy to get commercially published or even to write well. Writing well is one of the most difficult things you can try to do, so go easy on yourself, do your research properly about what routes might help you improve and understand the publishing industry, and take your time. It is important to read as well as write, as it is very rare to find an excellent writer coming from someone who isn’t themselves a passionate reader. So consider your reader, as well as yourself.
— Advice to aspiring authors by Rebecca Swift, founder of The Literary Consultancy, part of a great full interview on the future of publishing. Related, 7 platforms disrupting that future. (via curiositycounts)
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