According to one oft-cited source, about 81% of all Americans
say they want to write a book. That’s 243 million aspiring authors! And furthermore,
there are about six million book proposals, queries, and manuscripts making the
rounds among American publishers and literary agents at any one time.
Yikes!
What do these stats tell me? Well, it’s not rocket science: Almost
everyone has a story inside them, and they want to share it with the world.
Some kids grow up dreaming of a career in medicine, or law, or show business. Me,
I wanted to write. Indeed, no matter their day job, about four-fifths of us
want to write. It’s a passion. A calling. I know it well.
