Time to update the above response to 'How do you get inspired to write?' It's a couple years later. My pipeline turned out to be five novels and two novellas. I lost track of how much material I had - that's easy to do when you're writing ebooks (for which pages are like monopoly money). Only when I began transferring the ebooks to paperback did I realize, I had a couple volumes of War and Peace. That didn't seem very marketable, so I broke two of the volumes into four separate volumes. I also learned, at least I think so, that success in the marketplace depends little on inspiration. Many successful books rely on formula - for example, science fiction is littered with stories about 'normal, average, unassuming man falls into a position to save the galaxy.' I see that, and I think, 'Yeah, right... whatever.' I think success depends on hard work and perspiration, far more than on inspiration. It is incredibly difficult to remove the little glitches from a 400-page manuscript, yet nothing will turn off a reader faster than glitches and typos. Brilliant doesn't get you anywhere.
I also learned, at least I think so, that success in the marketplace depends little on inspiration. Many successful books rely on formula - for example, science fiction is littered with stories about 'normal, average, unassuming man falls into a position to save the galaxy.' I see that, and I think, 'Yeah, right... whatever.'
I think success depends on hard work and perspiration, far more than on inspiration. It is incredibly difficult to remove the little glitches from a 400-page manuscript, yet nothing will turn off a reader faster than glitches and typos. Brilliant doesn't get you anywhere.