Perfection is the enemy of living

Holding my book for the first time. Imaged owned by author.

According to writer Joseph Epstein, “81 percent of Americans feel that they have a book in them — and should write it.”

My wife refuses to believe this statistic.

Further research on the topic (okay, one Google search) indicated that only 3% of aspiring authors finish a manuscript and only 20% of that small group of finishers actually publishes a book.