Goodreads asked Tamara Shoemaker:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Tamara Shoemaker Set a goal. See it through. Don't get discouraged. The publishing process is chock-full of things that are going to make you cry. So cry, and then write. No matter what, put your words onto paper, or laptop, or tablet, whatever. This process requires a thick skin. I have about the thinnest skin you'll find anywhere, and my pillow has seen many tears from multiple rejections, bad reviews, etc. But I'm a writer. It's not only what I do, it's who I am. So I clear out the obstacles, no matter how formidable, and I write.

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