Member Since: February 2019
Last online: February 2019
Ah, what am I doing here? I think a lot of writers ask themselves this from time to time. Generally on a more profound of a scale. But what am I doing here? Right here. On this website. I am already a published writer. I have an agent. I've sold books! So why do I still feel like such a failure? I don't know if this is a question other writers ask themselves, but I have a feeling I am not alone.
I've been writing seriously since my early twenties. I've written 8 polished manuscripts. I've sold two. I've had an agent for over 6 years. And yet...I am still nowhere near being able to make writing a full-time career. I have made next to nothing off sales. I have invested thousands of dollars of my own hard-earned income promoting my work when publishers wouldn't. And to what end? My work gets lost in a sea of hundreds of other novels published every. single. day. It feels impossible to get ahead. It doesn't matter if your work is any good, it isn't enough anymore. And this, I know, other writers agree with. In today's click and publish world, what matters in order of importance is 1) timing 2) luck, and 3) good writing
So, after my last release (currently rated 4.44 on Amazon), yet was still a massive financial flop, writing no longer feels fun. It feels draining and depressing and hopeless. And that's not what I wanted at all when I set out to pursue my dreams of becoming a writer. I've spent the last six months really refelcting on how I want to proceed. IF. I want to proceed. And I decided, if I keep writing, I want it to be for me. And for those who choose to read it.
All I've ever wanted was to write stories others enjoy and to someday *maybe* get paid enough to make it a career. But, as that doesn't seem to be the reality, at least not anytime soon, I've decided that the next project I work on is going to be for me, and me alone. I hope to regain some of the spark I've long lost. So, I am going to be posting it here. Chapter by chater. Open to feedback and generating conversation amongst fellow writers!
I am happy to be back, part of a community that first and foremost is here for the love of a good story.
xx
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