The most common reason is that the writer doesn t know enough about the four essential components of a successful book. It may surprise you to know that the first and most important of these components is the self. Yet why you want to write helps determine what you write. The fourth component is, of course, the actual writing of the book. If you have sufficient knowledge about your motives, your subject and your readers, you ve already solved many of the most aggravating problems of writing.
Successful writing requires a harmonious blend of writer, subject and reader.
When this is achieved, an alchemy takes place. This alchemy informs the writing process, cutting through the common problems writers face. Maybe you ve always dreamed of achieving fame and fortune as an author. You ve pictured yourself chatting with David Letterman or Jay Leno, or being interviewed on Good Morning, America. You see yourself autographing books for a long line of admiring readers or standing before large audiences, telling them about your book.