Maximizing Effort in Accordance with Time

The deeper I get into self-publishing, the more the elephant in the room rears its head.

Simply put: There's not enough time to do every aspect of this job in the best manner possible.

So what you do, is find the best possible use of your time, that provides the most quality for your effort, and you maximize that.

Sounds simple, yeah? But a lot don't learn that. They don't figure out what their strengths are in time to figure out how to play to them. So a lot get fed up, frustrated after a book or two, and move on.

I'm still figuring out my strengths, and will be for years. But the basic message I seem to be getting is the same maxim I learned from Stephen King's book years ago. Usually, you're better off writing; there's no substitute for butt-in-seat time.

So if you're a starting writer, or one who isn't satisfied with their stuff to date... keep at it. Sit down and write. Make the time. Make yourself do it, get it done.

No substitute, and no excuses!