Most writers obsess over cohesion and market readiness. You let the series wander and allowed it to be what it needed to be rather than what some imagined audience might demand. That is honest work and it resonates more than any formula.
It is also clear that you view writing not as a transaction but as a discipline tied to autonomy. The connection you draw between writing and building in the freedom tech world is not just thematic. Both demand persistence without guarantees. Both reward the long game and punish vanity. When you strip away posturing you end up with fewer people but better conversations and stronger bonds.
Your stance on fiction is telling. Many writers chase ease because they think ease equals enjoyment. You reject ease because you know struggle is where the growth hides. An unwritten novel is a ghost. A finished one even if unpolished brings clarity to your craft. The editing stage is not just about clean sentences but about proving to yourself that the work mattered enough to finish.
Most writers obsess over cohesion and market readiness. You let the series wander and allowed it to be what it needed to be rather than what some imagined audience might demand. That is honest work and it resonates more than any formula.
It is also clear that you view writing not as a transaction but as a discipline tied to autonomy. The connection you draw between writing and building in the freedom tech world is not just thematic. Both demand persistence without guarantees. Both reward the long game and punish vanity. When you strip away posturing you end up with fewer people but better conversations and stronger bonds.
Your stance on fiction is telling. Many writers chase ease because they think ease equals enjoyment. You reject ease because you know struggle is where the growth hides. An unwritten novel is a ghost. A finished one even if unpolished brings clarity to your craft. The editing stage is not just about clean sentences but about proving to yourself that the work mattered enough to finish.