What Is Your Author Breakthrough Rate?

 

 

What is the breakthrough rate for all writers?

* How many write a manuscript and get their book represented by a literary agent?
* How many are published by a legit publisher?
* How many receive a lot of critical praise?
* How many such books sell at least 50,000 copies?
* How many win book awards?
* How many become best-sellers?
* How many are turned into a film or TV show?
* How many improve lives or entertain people?
* How many are spoken of one, two, and three generations later?

When you look at certain fields or industries, you can start to draw some conclusions on breakthrough rates. But what should we be measuring exactly?

For instance, what percentage of citizens tried to write a book? How many finished writing one? How many then on to be wildly successful writers? How do we even define success for a writer?

We can all agree that breaking through whatever barrier you are seeking to cross can always seem difficult. As you break through one layer, the next one gets harder and harder. Eventually, you are faced with daunting odds and fail to push through to the other side.

But I say, ignore the data and the statistics. We hear all kinds of numbers about how hard it is to do this or that. Those who have talent, persevere, and do all that they can to help themselves have a much greater chance at breaking through and accomplishing something. 

I define success as one who constantly pursues success, because if you pursue enough things enough times and try with all that you have, the numbers favor you over those who don't try or feel defeated before they start.

The world guarantees someone will be successful. Why not you?

You can define what is success and then pursue it. Even if you fall short mightily, where you wind up may be infinitely better than you ever dreamed or imagined. Keep setting goals, keep pushing forward, and always do whatever you can to breakthrough the next level.

 

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About Brian Feinblum

Brian Feinblum should be followed on www.linkedin.com/in/brianfeinblum. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©2024. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog. His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent.  This award-winning blog has generated over 3.9 million pageviews. With 4,900+ posts over the past dozen years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” For the past three decades, including 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and director of publicity positions at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler. He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.