Your best advice for a debut author?

[TrevorD]

Hey, sorry if this has already been beaten to death on here. But times a changin' in the industry! Those of you who have gone through the process, can you say a few words about things you wish you'd known, things you wish you'd focused on earlier, things you learned after having gone through it, things that helped you, things that were a waste of time, advice you got that helped, etc.??

Participation earns you a virtual high five!

 

[Louanne Learning]

Be outlandish. Believe in yourself. You have something worth saying. Yeah, yeah, learn the grammar rules. Have respect for the language. But f*ck the inner critic. Spill on to the page as if there is no speed limit. Go as deep as you dare. We all like a dare.