The best, most beloved books often have one thing in common: a struggle to be published. Some of our most important stories, from Anne Frank’s unforgettable diary, to the wanderlust classic On the Road, and even early books by childhood idol Dr. Seuss, were passed over by multiple agents and publishers. Yet sometimes it’s those books that break rules, the ones labeled […]
Authors are just like any other creative professional in that they tend to find something they’re good at, stick with it, and keep going as long as they can. Some authors do spy novels, for example, or romance novels, or horror novels. But then they some of them get restless, or feel the great call […]