Advice From The World’s Most Successful Writer

Do you know who it is?

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I will start this article off with the preface that the world's most successful author is subjective.

When you take to the internet to find the answer it tells you Shakespeare, but since he did not set out to be an author and as revenge for the number of times I had to read his plays while completing first my English degree and then my Creative Writing degree — I’m excluding him based on the simple fact that I can.

So who do we next turn our eyes to on the list of the world's most successful authors?

None other than Agatha Christie, a British author of 85 books with an estimated 2–4 billion books sold. Though I will point out she is not the top for the world riches author, that title goes to another British author. Joanne Rowling.

While most authors leave behind books or lengthy interviews in which they delve into advising new and seasoned writers alike, Agatha Christie only left behind her autobiography and her insights on writing, but from it, we can glean advice that all writers, new and practiced should take to heart.

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