Peter Macinnis
My best answer to this comes from the start of a book that is currently in page-proof:
"Some of the books I write happen because somebody asked me to write them. Those are always fun, but my favourite books are the ones that begin as an itch of curiosity which becomes a temporary obsession that erupts into an essay which later balloons out into a whole book."
I would say that on balance, more than 80% of my books come from temporary obsessions — but the other 20% are the most successful. If I wanted just to make money, I would eschew self-indulgence, and just do as I am told. Fat chance!
"Some of the books I write happen because somebody asked me to write them. Those are always fun, but my favourite books are the ones that begin as an itch of curiosity which becomes a temporary obsession that erupts into an essay which later balloons out into a whole book."
I would say that on balance, more than 80% of my books come from temporary obsessions — but the other 20% are the most successful. If I wanted just to make money, I would eschew self-indulgence, and just do as I am told. Fat chance!
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