Your First Book: Is It All About Ego?

You’ve had a story idea in the back of your mind. It sits there and stews for months, maybe years. Finally you have the drive to write it. It’s one of the most fulfilling things you’ve ever done. When it’s complete, you sit back, interlace your fingers behind your head and think, “Damn, I’m good.”

After you edit the first draft and make changes, you give it to your mother, your best friend and your significant other to read through. Mom cries tears of pride, your best friend glows and is so gl...