Author Ken Smoller On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer

Good writing is never too long. Bad writing is never too short.

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 a part of this series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ken Smoller. Ken Smoller (a/k/a “Stadium Vagabond”) is a photographer and writer based in Brookline Massachusetts, with childhood roots in Chicagoland. His first book, “Last Comiskey” has been nominated for the prestigious Chicago Writers Association 2024 Book of the Year Award.

In over three decades of extensive traveling, he has photographed more than 2,400 stadiums in 48 states and 24 countries. Today, Ken runs the “Stadium Vagabond” blog (www.stadiumvagabond.com and on social media @stadiumvagabond) to share his photographs and long-form stories from years of sporting adventures around the globe.