It turns out I’m not alone. Stephen King hardly takes any speaking events at all. This is the primary reason he’s been able to write so many books. King has sold tens of millions of books and could fill his schedule with lucrative meetings and speaking events, but he doesn’t. Each morning he shows up at his desk, turns on his computer, and writes his daily quota of words. And because of this discipline, and the thousands of times he’s said “no” to terrific opportunities, millions of readers know and love his work.
