10 things I know for sure about being an author

10 things I know for sure about being an author.

1 - Bad luck can tank a career. I have seen it happen many times. They were in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and, through no fault of their own, the universe screwed them unfairly. It's heartbreaking every time.

2 - Good things happen to bad people, and bad things happen to good people. The reverse is also true, even if you don't see it.

3 - If you have enough projects going, eventually good luck and hard work can save a career. I have also seen this happen, often with the exact same people who lost their career to bad luck. Every project has its own luck baked into it, and every project is a chance to turn it all around. Once you do, suddenly everything else you've made has more value.

4 - You have absolutely no idea which project is going to pop off, or where. The book that has made me the most getting optioned is one most of my fans have never read, and never heard of (My Father Didn't Kill Himself, fwiw). Ichabod and The Godsverse…