THINKING ABOUT WRITING: What is success for an author?

So today I want to talk about success.
And what makes a book successful when it is unleashed upon the unsuspecting world. Like a vulture.
 
Can you sense I am writing this piece from a slightly stressed out place?
Cos I am.
 
 
Basically because I have suddenly realised that my book is coming out soon, like really soon, and there is a lot to do, so much to organise, and I am kind of freaking out!


But what I actually want to write right now is a positive piece, not an 'author achieves their d...