Thank you for your transparency - you've likely helped a number of people simply by sharing your thoughts. Speaking of thoughts, I have two: "Don't worry about tomorrow, today has enough trouble of it's own," an old Proverb; and something from my days of old while building huge homes, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!" If you'll read my bio you'll see that everyday I struggle https://bobhoebekebooks.com/about but I'm struggling without the book deal, agents, publicist, interviews, marketing issues etc. Maybe one day I'll get there - maybe I won't. But I'm deliriously happy writing fun stories, with cool characters while navigating the challenging waters of Substack and how to build audience who can enjoy the stories with me. See, I'm not writing for Amazon (yet!), I'm writing to get all this creativity left over from my first career, out. My kids, grandkids, and friends love what I'm doing - and that's enough for me! Blessings my friend - chin up, feet moving, and keep on sharing!
Before I was diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder back in 2019, I probably would have written off the TIA I had last year as a mere headache. Thank you for the reminder NOT to ignore your body. Good luck with the marketing. Looking forward to reading your novel. 😉
I hear you. I am trying to market my June debut, get a revision finished so I can deliver a draft to my publisher—and also stay afloat at my day job and like, go for a walk or eat a vegetable occasionally. I am just doing my best but nothing is going to get done as fast or as thoroughly as I would like.
Thank you for your transparency - you've likely helped a number of people simply by sharing your thoughts. Speaking of thoughts, I have two: "Don't worry about tomorrow, today has enough trouble of it's own," an old Proverb; and something from my days of old while building huge homes, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!" If you'll read my bio you'll see that everyday I struggle https://bobhoebekebooks.com/about but I'm struggling without the book deal, agents, publicist, interviews, marketing issues etc. Maybe one day I'll get there - maybe I won't. But I'm deliriously happy writing fun stories, with cool characters while navigating the challenging waters of Substack and how to build audience who can enjoy the stories with me. See, I'm not writing for Amazon (yet!), I'm writing to get all this creativity left over from my first career, out. My kids, grandkids, and friends love what I'm doing - and that's enough for me! Blessings my friend - chin up, feet moving, and keep on sharing!
Before I was diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder back in 2019, I probably would have written off the TIA I had last year as a mere headache. Thank you for the reminder NOT to ignore your body. Good luck with the marketing. Looking forward to reading your novel. 😉
Agree, we tend to ignore and tough it out. So glad you acted on it and are doing well 🤗
I hear you. I am trying to market my June debut, get a revision finished so I can deliver a draft to my publisher—and also stay afloat at my day job and like, go for a walk or eat a vegetable occasionally. I am just doing my best but nothing is going to get done as fast or as thoroughly as I would like.
Who needs veggies anyway? We will get it done, and we will rock it!!