I’m sure it’s happened to you. You’re chatting with someone — perhaps on the bus, or at a kitchen party — and you mention you’re working on a book. Before you can even talk about the idea, they’re already responding. “Oh yeah,” they say, “I’ve got a killer idea for a book, too! I just can’t find the time to work on it.”

In fact, most people think they could write a novel if only they had the time. Or a quiet space. Or the right software. Or a mug that says “I turn coffee into books.” (My personal superstitions are the right pen or the perfect font.) By some estimates, for every hundred people who start writing a book, just three actually reach their goal. And for those who actually do finish, hardly any of them actually publish their work.

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