Top Ten Reasons Why People Don't Become Published

10. They dunt use spelchek.
9. They don't got no good grammar.
8. They address their query "Dear whomever."
7. They think a plot is a piece of land.
6. All their characters are too nice.
5. All their characters are too evil.
4. They have 11 1/2 pages of non-essential description. In the first chapter.
3. They've never let anyone critique their work because they want people to read it once it's selling on the bookshelves. Alongside the other best sellers.
2. They sit back and wait to become "discovered."
And the number 1 reason why people don't become published: They're afraid to pick up that pen or turn on the computer and start writing!