Practice (7 P’s of Publishing: 1 of 8)
The first element of publishing success falls in line with what might be the most common advice that successful authors from both traditional publishing and self-publishing share when asked by beginning writers.
“First, write a good book.”
It’s a simple thing to say, a basic principle to understand, but it is often overlooked.
The more you write, the better you become at writing.
Therefore, writing a good book means practicing and working at becoming better at your craft by actually planting your butt in a chair and getting those fingers to dance across your keyboard.
Malcolm Gladwell brought the concept of 10,000 Hours to popular culture several years ago. He argued that studies revealed how it would take approximately ten thousand hours of actually performing or practicing a skill in order to become a master of it. There are all kinds of counter arguments to Gladwell’s assumptions, including the task itself, the basic, initial skill, and whether or not a person is willing to learn, or re-learn something they thought that they knew. I address that a bit further in the element of Progression but for now, let’s go back to the simple premise.
The more you write, the better you become at it.
