Let’s face it.
We all say, “oh, I’m just in it for the art!” but deep down, we all secretly hope, dream and fantasize that 
one day our writing will be embraced by the masses, a big pile of money will be dumped on our heads, and our work will be read by everyone and turned into a Hollywood movie!
Well, as it turns out, that happened for Andy Weir, author of The Martian.
Andy was on the Self Publishing Podcast this week with “Johnny, Sean and Dave” aka Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt and David W. Wright.
Keep one thing in mind, aspiring scribes – success in the writing game doesn’t happen overnight.
Andy discussed how he’s been at it for years – that he’s been blogging since the early 2000’s, how he spent a long time seeking a traditional publishing deal with no success, that initially wrote “The Martian” as a serial on his blog, that his followers urged him to turn said serial into an ebook on Amazon and boom, it took off. Now he’s a highly successful author and a movie based on his book starring Matt Damon is scheduled for release at the end of this year.
The important thing to note? Yes, some people are very lucky and see those doors to success swing wide open for them early on. And good for them. Others, like Andy, had to painstakingly climb that ladder one rung at a time.
After hearing his story, I can’t think of someone more deserving. He really put his work in and earned his success.
As always, Johnny, Sean and Dave bringing us a great show. And they didn’t even veer off topic this time!
Bookshelf Battle 
It’s a common theme to hear that success in this industry doesn’t happen overnight. I think it’s also incredibly encouraging to young authors, or those just starting out, to hear that even the most successful writers have failed several times before they finally achieved success. Many of us are afraid to fail, but I think knowing that nobody instantly becomes a household name in this industry might encourage more writers to give it a shot.
Thanks Kristen. I’d like to add that never before our current point in time have authors ever had an actual shot at a successful writing career than they do today, thanks to current technology. Though I’m doing my best to play catch-up, I wish this tech had been around ten years ago back in the days when I could pull an all nighter on a paper fueled by nothing but Red Bull. Today’s youngsters are truly lucky.
It’s no longer cross your fingers and hope…you actually are able to do something about it.
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