Chuck Wendig is one of those authors who I admire because of his plain-speaking and the fact that he utterly gets it…where the value of “it” being what being a writer entails. No fluffy, la-di-da existential claptrap, just pure hard facts are the reasons I will always keep reading his blog.  

Recently, he posted a great list: 25 Hard Truths About Writing and Publishing. If you haven’t already read it, do so now.

He doesn’t pull any punches and he’s absolutely right, especially point #3: They may like your book…and still not buy it.

Publishing is a strange, yet wonderful industry.

Writing for publication is definitely not for the weak.