Well, that's very kind, @jassennessaj. I certainly do hope it proves useful, whether it deserved a higher upvote or not. When I have personal experience with something that I think is pertinent, I feel like I should share it, because it tends to take things away from the theoretical into the realm of what's actually worked or not.

The really frustrating thing about all of this is, though, some things work, some things don't, and a lot of other things work conditionally. So, figuring out all that is the not-so-fun but all-too-necessary part when it comes to choosing what creative project to work on.

It would be great if we could all just kind of hit it big like J. K. Rowling or whoever you might look to for a successful creative, but that kind of success—taking the story you want to write and turning it into a multi-billion dollar enterprise (books and movies), is probably once in a lifetime.