You want to write a book. Becoming an author isn’t an easy task. Ooohhhhh boy…it’s hard and takes a lot of time. Years, possibly even decades. But don’t sell yourself short (like I did at one point) because your story has the power to transform thousands, even millions, of lives. What are the odds of getting my book published? Any Best-selling Author will tell you that the odds of getting your work published traditionally stand between 1% and 2%. The odds are scary.