This is something I see all the time. Two people both say they want to write a book. Both have ideas. Both have stories. One of them becomes a published author. The other is still talking about it years later. It is not talent. It is not intelligence. It is not even the quality of the idea. It comes down to something much simpler. And much harder. Movement. Talking About a Book Is Not the Same as Writing One There is a big difference between wanting to write a book and actual