Hear, hear! It's been interesting watching what's going on in my mind with this platform. I write one story and it earns a little. I write another and... crickets. While some level of success (we've each got to define that for ourselves) is needed to keep us going, in the end, there's got to be a sense of creating for the love of creating. That's what we can control - did I do my very best on that piece? The satisfaction that comes from putting a new creation out there is rewarding on its own - and drawing at least a small audience adds to the joy of sharing it.