Write. Write. Write. Learn how to revise. No story is perfect straight from the keyboard.

Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work.

Write a million words before thinking about getting published.

Read. Read. Read. Read many genres. Read good writing. Read bad writing and figure out the difference. Learn the craft of writing.

I like to write stories that read like historical fiction about great, world-changing events through the lens of a flawed protagonist.

Ask anyone who's successful how they got there, you're going to hear a different story.