I think every author has good intentions when beginning a series. I wonder if reader demand sometimes burns them out. Haven't we all read the latest in a series that reads like the author rushed to meet the publishers deadlines and just kind of "phoned it in"? We, the readers are clamoring for the next installment before the book tour for the last one is over. I don't know what the answer is, but we should all be more understanding and less demanding
I'd like to be myself, but Personal Secretary to HRM Queen Elizabeth. We'd sit down with cups of tea and I'd ask her to tell me about her life experiences. Then I'd somehow get her to give me permission to write a Bio using all this exclusive information!