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I have a world I’ve fallen in love with but I’m afraid of putting out a story in my favorite world too early and having it not sell well because I haven’t gained some critical mass of skills or fans.

I haven’t talked much about the business side of writing lately, and this question falls squarely into that area.

It’s also fairly typical of the sort of question a lot of would-be writers ask. It comes because they’re worrying about the far future – months or years or even decades ahead – instea...