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Re:Henry Rollins on defining success by HenryTheHorse on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @09:31AM (#13976382)
J.D. Salinger, Harper Lee, Margaret Mitchell, John Kennedy Toole - these are just some of the great novelists who found massive success at their debut and simply couldn't repeat it.
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Re:Henry Rollins on defining success by paulpauper on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @09:38AM (#13976439)
I'm taking more about motivation and perseverance..imho, it's easier to keep producing writing/music/etc if you know there will be a market for it. I would be more inclined to find something new to say if I had 10,000 people waiting to consume it than if I only had 10 or so. But it doesn't mean the quality will be as good as earlier work.
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Re:Henry Rollins on defining success by devopsproject on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @11:28AM (#13977410)
> motivation

All new writers\performers\creatives have 0 people waiting to receive their work.

You don't need motivation, you need discipline. Write\create\whatever. It will be the only way to turn your 10 readers into 10,000 readers.

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Re:Henry Rollins on defining success by kneisley on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @10:01AM (#13976620)
John Kennedy Toole doesn't really belong on this list. His most successful novel was published after his suicide.
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