The Geek Gamers book Solo Game Master's Guide is the one to get. They sell this over on the Modiphius store, and it is well worth the investment. This is an inspirational book that lays out the best habits for solo roleplaying, and it includes the wonderful gem:
Everything is playing.
Too often, I had given up before I started, stopped playing, or felt I didn't have enough time, so I just gave up altogether. If everything is playing, even picking up a book and thinking about what game you want to run is playing. That bar is set very low and keeps you from giving up.
All the other parts of this book give you the "how" and "why" of the solo gaming experience. How you deal with character creation, large sets of rules, motivation, oracles, random tables, and what to do if you get stuck. Too often, we put too much trust in a system of random tables and think it will give us an instant game.
The game comes from us.
Refrain from sitting there and rolling dice aimlessly. Decide something, base it on emotion and feeling, and move on. You can start playing before you create a character. There is just so much wisdom in here it is hard to explain, just get this book, and it will unlock so much potential in your mind.
This book is an essential guide to success at Solo Roleplaying, and this has my highest recommendation.
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