Kevin Potter
More than anything else, if you want to be an author you have to write, you have to read, and you have to learn. Practice your craft. Read good books and read bad books, and learn to tell the difference. Learn what makes a book good or bad. Learn all the grammar rules, so when you break them it will be intentional.
And right now, before you do anything else, figure out of you want a traditional publishing house or if you're going to publish independently. Both are viable options, but are very different. As an indie, you have to pay for your own artwork, editing, audio recordings, translations, etc. But you also get to be in control of all those things. You don't have to accept a bad cover or a poor editing choice just because your publisher says so.
However, if you want to get as close as possible to being able to just write without having to worry about anything else, then traditional is the only way to go.
And right now, before you do anything else, figure out of you want a traditional publishing house or if you're going to publish independently. Both are viable options, but are very different. As an indie, you have to pay for your own artwork, editing, audio recordings, translations, etc. But you also get to be in control of all those things. You don't have to accept a bad cover or a poor editing choice just because your publisher says so.
However, if you want to get as close as possible to being able to just write without having to worry about anything else, then traditional is the only way to go.
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