Publish your first book now and ignore the bad advice
Publish your first book and stop waiting for permission. Forget the gatekeepers—real growth comes from hitting publish, learning, and iterating. Every author forum I’ve seen, every smug YouTuber I’ve watched, every “expert” in the trad-pub echo chamber I’ve heard, repeats the same tired gospel: “Don’t publish your first book. It’s practice. It’s not ready. Put…