By Sondra Whitt We often look at successful people and think they somehow miraculously arrived at the place in life where we currently see them. We don’t see where they came from or the struggles and hard times they’ve come through. One of my favorite fiction authors, Dean Koontz, often answers questions from fans on his website. Nate, an aspiring author, quizzed Koontz about whether or not he ever experienced dizzying highs where he felt like he was the best author ever, only to then crash to the devastating lows of feeling like he had no talent whatsoever.