>> maybe your work isn't good enough, or at least appealing to a large enough audience. That is very true. In my case, I found the type of fiction that sells

>> maybe your work isn't good enough, or at least appealing to a large enough audience. That is very true. In my case, I found the type of fiction that sells is in a few mainstream genres, and in series (so you write a dozen books, all with a hard boiled detective, for example). Thats why every book nowadays is in a series, because publishers (traditional and indie)have figured out this is the "formula" to success. I like to experiment and play-- one thing I didnt mention in the oriignal comment, a big reason that caused me to burnout-- writing for the "market", or trying to write in a way that appeals to the mainstream, or at least a large number of people. Forcing yourself to write a book in a way that would appeal to many people-- while you can do it short term, over long term, I began to hate what I was doing and one day, I just couldnt type anymore. It all comes back to doing it for the love, and accepting that perhaps this will always remain a hobby.