I think the definition of a book is changing.

You're not going to make Hemingway better by adding animations.

Keep on the lookout for novel ideas that others have used successfully. Your idea has to be original only in its adaptation to the problem you're working on.

If you decide that you're going to do only the things you know are going to work, you're going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table.

If you want to be inventive, you have to be willing to fail.

Failure comes part and parcel with invention. It's not optional.