Dear My Own Brain

Dear My Own Brain,

As a self-published writer who hopes one day to make a living from his writing, I find myself with the unenviable task of having to get you to believe two very nearly contradictory things at the same time:



Sales don't matter. Only the work at hand matters.
In order to reach my goals, I need to think not only 'artistically' but in business terms.


Now look: I know you can't