We see the accolades when someone “makes” it as an author. They come in the form of bestselling lists, press features, book club picks by well-known celebrities and experts, book deals from multiple publishers, and plots of movies.

But I wanted to cover the less examined stories of how authors do it. How do they write a 200+ page novel? What do they do when their book gets rejected? How do they take feedback? How do they advance the plot? What's the publishing progress?

It’s an intriguing industry, but what’s more intriguing are all the bold moves writers make to become authors.

There’s no one more exciting to talk with about this topic than New York Times bestselling author, Andrea Bartz, who wrote four highly acclaimed books with one on the way – and who has received all the aforementioned accolades and th ...