I mean, I'm not a best selling author so I don't know how publishing stuff really works but... if I had a meeting with my boss and they asked me to plot out my strategy for the next 12 months (e.g. what are your plans for your next book) and I said "I have no idea - I'll ask a load of other people" I can't see how they would have much faith in me being able to do my job. Everything is such a game to her - playing shop, playing food bank, playing SEN Mum and playing being an "author". The first 3 books are all basically the same story with some name changes so just stick to that format Racket.