Inspiration & Persistence

Every author is different, but my success would be put down to these points and perhaps these will help want-to-be authors:

Inspiration:
>Music, lyrics, beats, emotional tracks, female vocal trance
>Day dreaming
>Movies & Tv-shows that keep me on the edge, e.g. The 100, The Flash, Game of Thrones... Star Trek Movies, Moulin Rouge (great musicals in general)

Persistence:
>Regular updates online, once or twice a week MINIMUM
>Following critical advice
>Being humble about one's writing, knowing you can always do better. There is a difference between confidence and arrogance.
>Getting on different platforms of social media
>Different 'investments', don't put all your eggs into one basket
>Networking with other authors with similar values, who write similar genres, who support you

What I believe:
If we live once on this Earth, live it right, live it well, embrace mistakes, embrace success and you'll find that ultimate happiness comes from the small things. Simple things.

Finally:
Write with passion as your #1, not for profit as your #1 goal, otherwise your writing will not be genuine, it will not be original & it will be far more forced.

DO NOT be afraid to chase your dreams, take that step to put your passion #1.

The real 'profit' from chasing your passion, is how happy you become.

Remember, money is paper, cold and smells funny. Better to be poor and happy than rich and alone with nothing but funny scented notes that may buy you a new dress, but can't buy you a new heart.