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Goodreads asked Sherwood Smith:

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Sherwood Smith Heh--I can't help but think that unasked-for advice is the easiest thing to dispense, and the last thing anyone else wants. But why not offer these two things:

First, write what excites you. Really, don't worry about what "the market" wants because that changes every day. If you are not excited, it's just about 100% guaranteed your readers won't be.

And second, get fresh eyes as a beta, if you can. Not a friend, a spouse, a student, because they are already invested, just like you. Only fresh eyes can really gauge how much of your excitement actually made it to the page.

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Christian

Christian asked Sherwood Smith:

Hey, what are you writing? what can we expect coming up?

Nevergreen

Nevergreen asked Sherwood Smith:

Second question! How does A Ship Without Sails fit into the publication timeline? I keep seeing references to the book so I'm assuming it's written, but has it been picked up? Is it in publication limbo like A Sword Named Truth?

J asked Sherwood Smith:

Thank you for all the wonderful books you've written, and apologies if this question has already been answered. Will there be more books set in the Sartorias-deles universe now that Antiphony has been published?

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