William J. Perring
'Be incredibly lucky' is the glib answer for those wanting to be a huge success.
For those like myself, I'm not sure there is any sure-fire advice. For every person who enjoys your work, there will be another who doesn't - so probably the best advice is to simply write the kind of book you'd most like to read yourself - and at least you will have one satisfied customer.
One benchmark I employ is to rework anything that has me skimming over it. No matter how many times you've read something, if it doesn't still hold your interest sufficiently to read it again properly, then it still needs work.
For those like myself, I'm not sure there is any sure-fire advice. For every person who enjoys your work, there will be another who doesn't - so probably the best advice is to simply write the kind of book you'd most like to read yourself - and at least you will have one satisfied customer.
One benchmark I employ is to rework anything that has me skimming over it. No matter how many times you've read something, if it doesn't still hold your interest sufficiently to read it again properly, then it still needs work.
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