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Originally Posted by orlok
Interesting. The question is, how do you get lucky? And can you improve your chances? My only thought on that is that you have to practice, practice, practice in your chosen field in order to increase your chances of getting "lucky". The author of Embrace the Chaos, Bob Miglani, says "[people] become lucky by studying, working and refining their craft."
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I think it all goes hand-in-hand. By continuing to practice, and by continuing to publish, you are doing multiple things at once:
* You are hopefully getting better so that when your chance does arrive you won't miss out because of stupid beginner mistakes.
* Each time you publish you are buying another ticket in the "notice me" lottery. This time you just might gain the notice of people that will make a difference; this time you just might find a good match between what you've written and what the people (who are currently looking) are wanting to read.
* By publishing regularly you are keeping some books up near the top of the lists, and so improving the chances that people will actually notice you. (Unless you're making good sales your books quickly sink far down in the lists.)