Taking A Break
Don't worry, I'll be back!
The graphic pretty well says it all, but I'd like to explain more.
I need to make some changes.
Again.
It feels like I said this recently and it was nearly 2 years ago now, but there's been a lot of things going on, a lot of signs, for me to step back, regroup, find my voice, and make some big changes.
I'm coming to realize, as I have many times, that I'm not a market author. Meaning that I don't go through tons of research and read tons of things, take classes, and attempt to write and market my books in a way that is popular to trends and reader expectations.
I write books I would want to read, books I love, that make me happy, and that touch my soul. So I need to stop trying so hard to market like others and just find myself, my voice, how I want to bond with my readers and friends on here.
I'm struggling with it, to be honest, so my plan is to take the remainder of the 2025 year to figure out what I'd like to do, say, and share. I want to focus more on writing what I love and less on the stress of marketing and getting sales. I write because I love it, making money is just a bonus, and I've gotten so fixated on sales like a lot of authors that I've lost myself a bit.
I need some time to sort out how I want to move forward in all my things, including the newsletters I'm passionate about writing. I genuinely want to help inspire and help others heal and find positivity and light. And I am passionate about helping authors in what free ways are possible because it's expensive enough to get a book published, not including all the money that could potentially be spent of learning these things. I want to help people, and this is one way I can reach a wide range of people, I just need to find the way that works best for me so you feel that passion in my writing.
So I will be back to it in a few months, and I will still be here, occasionally scrolling, but I hope this break and restructure allows me to better bond with you all and have genuine discussions and not just likes and pass bys.
Wish me luck😅
See you soon😚🩵
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I also publish Creative Writing and could’ve written this myself! Marketing is a whole other beast.
I’m looking forward to reading your work as well!
I wish you all the best on your journey to take time for yourself to reflect.