But one must go where one's road leads, even when it's a distressing road.
The biggest fool is the one who thinks he knows it all.
Terry Pratchett's right up my alley ... give him a try!
As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly resistive to them. It's not that the books are bad; editors won't even read them.
I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.
When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.