Lycett notes that Fleming "went into a personal and creative decline" after marital problems and the attacks on his work. "Goldfinger" had been written before the publication of "Dr. No"; the next book Fleming produced after the criticism was "For Your Eyes Only", a collection of short stories derived from outlines written for a television series that did not come to fruition. Lycett noted that, as Fleming was writing the television scripts and the short stories, "Ian's mood of weariness and self-doubt was beginning to affect his writing", which can be seen in Bond's thoughts.