One-year anniversary = a day to celebrate!
One year ago today I shared the news that No Mother of Mine was available in paperback. While the eBook had been released the month before, I was thrilled when the paperback became available because after working on the book for a year, I finally had a tangible object I was able to hold to prove it hadn’t all been a dream.
I bet if I had thought much about it, all the doubts and fears would have kept my fingers stiff and unproductive over the keyboard. Instead, I wrote for myself, not for others and not based on what I thought they may or may not like. It is advice I’ve heard again and again over the past two years and it’s probably the best advice any writer can receive. You must write for yourself; plain and simple. Doing so leads to a much greater satisfaction than if you struggle to create only what you believe others will buy.
There are many turning points when it comes to writing, as well as many firsts which happen again and again with each book and will likely feel just as nerve-racking the 10th or 20th time as it did the first. I truly hope I get to find out if that’s true. After just publishing my second book, I know I have a ways to go but I have a head full of ideas and many years ahead to get them all down on paper.