Mark Pollard On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer

…Rich parents or a partner. Come on, you know it starts here. Chances are you’ll have some literary agent connections too. Support is essential or you’ll need to work hard.

Some writers and authors have a knack for using language that can really move people. Some writers and authors have been able to influence millions with their words alone. What does it take to become an effective and successful author or writer? In this interview series, called “5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer” we are talking to successful authors and writers who can share lessons from their experiences.

As part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Pollard. Mark is the CEO of strategy training company Sweathead. He raised $37,000 on Kickstarter for his first book “Strategy Is Your Words” and he published the first full-colour hip hop magazine in the Southern Hemisphere. You can find him @markpollard.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Before we dive in, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you tell us a bit about your ‘backstory’ and how you got started?