I think the more interesting questions would be:
- How to write a novel that is actually a worthwhile read?
- Why should you invest your time into an endeavour that will most likely fail and have no significant outcome?
- How to write a novel that is actually a worthwhile read?
- Why should you invest your time into an endeavour that will most likely fail and have no significant outcome?
There's no silver bullet for that, but one promising approach is to honestly try to write something you'd really like to read yourself.
> Why should you invest your time into an endeavour that will most likely fail and have no significant outcome?
The answer to this fully depends on your personal definition of a significant outcome. Some people consider working on open-source projects a waste of time. Other people think the same about working for a corporation. For some, the only outcome worth working for is noticeably and unambiguously making the world a better place. Others (the happy ones) just do things "for the hell of it".