C. O. Thompson wrote:
The muse is a fickle bitch, she promises to scratch your itch... if you don't treat her right, you'll be up all night and your flesh will be torn and bleeding.
When an idea occurs to me I either work with it or open a new file. I got a stack of legal pads with at least 10 trains of thought that ran off the tracks and I am running out of room on my hard drive.
Starting a story is easy, finishing one that is worth the time anyone else needs to read... AH! that is why we would have David writing 24/7 for our edification were such a thing possible.
Have you considered publishing the first chapter or two as part of a serial?
I see them frequently on my nook... First 2 chapters free - 2 chapters per installment - 99 cents...
I swear, I think i spent more on some of these series than i spend on a hardcover book.
The act of 'putting yourself out there' might also 'prime the pump' and get the imagination focused.. so to speak.