Hi Letitia

I stumbled upon this page, and not knowing you or your work, feel more than a little presumptuous commenting. But hey, what's the internet without ill-informed and unsolicited comments? So, I say - go with what you "really want to write" (in fact, haven't you answered your own question in the way you've phrased it).

Three reasons why:

If you publish a book you didn't want to write, your readers will see through you. They might persevere to the end of The Piano Man but they won't pick up your next one (you know, the one you actually wanted to write).

Absence makes the heart grow fonder - leave The Piano Man in a drawer for a while while you refresh your batteries on something else and if the idea had any merit in the first place, you will be drawn back to it when the time is right.

Apologies if you have a big and loyal fan-base but you can never predict a best-seller. So The Piano Man might feel "marketable" now but when you've struggled through several re-writes and published just when that market has moved elsewhere (to unique science fiction fantasy perhaps), how sick are you going to feel?

Write to enjoy it, write because you can't live without it, but if you just want the money there are easier ways to earn it.

Hope you don't mind my tuppence worth. Get back to what you love.

Regards
Thelonious

Thelonious wrote: "Hi Letitia

I stumbled upon this page, and not knowing you or your work, feel more than a little presumptuous commenting. But hey, what's the internet without ill-informed and unsolicited comments?..."

Not ill-informed at all. Thank you for your kind reply. You spoke to exactly what I was expressing. And yes, as I well know, having spent the past year marketing my first novel, writing is not the way to riches. You are entirely correct in your advice, and I have taken it to heart!

I'm glad you thought the advice was appropriate. Good luck with your writing and I hope many people get to enjoy it in the years ahead.