What it takes to 'make it' as an author
After four years of working as a writing coach, and having worked with aspiring writers even longer than that, I've learned what the magic ingredient is that tells me which writers have the best shot at 'making it' as authors - and it might surprise you to find out what it is. It's not writing ability. I've seen writers whose first chapters were incredibly rough - full of Telling, confusingly-written or jam-packed full of back story - learn and grow. Within even a short time,
