First, thank you for the upvote.
Second, I love Steemit. But the 12 hour pay thing has now become like a 12 hour coffee rush. Followed by a massive crash. (But I like the quick payments too...)
Third, I love writing books for because I create value for me and my family. In my will, my family will own the copyrights to my books, and they control them for 60-70 years after my death. THAT is LONG TERM thinking.

Steemit is wonderful, but really it is short term profit. I have to keep writing and producing everyday just to keep up.

When I release a new book, that new book will help sell my older books.

But that analogy really doesn't translate here on Steemit. I do link to older posts, but now I literally don't get paid for those older posts.

Yes, in theory I could writea post that earns me $5,000 in a day.

Or I could work on a book that will earn me MANY times more than that over my lifetime.

Again, thank you for your Upvote.