From Gus – The Possibility Hunter

Scott H Young has inspired me to pick up that unfinished novel which has been collecting dust at the back of my C:// drive.

I started five years ago, with the secret dream of being the next Dan Brown, but after a flourish of activity… I stopped. Why?

Well, my goal – sell a bazillion books and never work again – was as frightening as it was inspiring. If I became more popular than Sudoku, people might realize I’m not that smart, talented or interesting. Plus it got hard after the first ten chapters.

Now, if I think of my book as ‘a project’, and not necessarily the means to achieve that goal, there’s a lot less pressure, and the words come a lot more easily. Thanks for the tip, Scott. You can check out some of his other tips at his excellent blog Get More From Life .

So I’ve reclaimed the keyboard, but I know I’m unlikely to outsell J.K. Rowling. Either way that’s OK, even if it means I may have to keep the ol’ day job. Keep your eye on Amazon.

What pony can you rename ‘Project’ and how far can you ride it?