Did I really just publish a full-length novel?
Yes. Yes, I did. After 22 years of life on this planet, I finally accomplished something with this brain of mine. Wow.
I don't really know what to think right now.
Three months of writing, one of review and revision, and one spur of the moment decision to reach for the stars...and here I am. A (self)published author.
Am I afraid to catch flak like so many other self-published authors do? OF COURSE! Jeez, I'm confident not cocky. I'm scared to death that the overwhelming consensus from the public will be that I should never put pen to paper...er keyboard to screen(?) ever again. Now don't get me wrong. I can handle a bad review. As a matter of fact I WANT at least one bad review.
Why? Because I know I've done my job as a writer. Not every reader will love every story they read. We all have our preferred genre and niche and so on. I don't trust books that lack negative reviews, because to me it screams that the reviewers were hand-picked by the author or publisher.
Could I say that I feel a little less sane as of clicking "save & publish" and still have my readers love me?
Btw, I love you all and really truly don't think I could have done this without you.
Yes. Yes, I did. After 22 years of life on this planet, I finally accomplished something with this brain of mine. Wow.
I don't really know what to think right now.
Three months of writing, one of review and revision, and one spur of the moment decision to reach for the stars...and here I am. A (self)published author.
Am I afraid to catch flak like so many other self-published authors do? OF COURSE! Jeez, I'm confident not cocky. I'm scared to death that the overwhelming consensus from the public will be that I should never put pen to paper...er keyboard to screen(?) ever again. Now don't get me wrong. I can handle a bad review. As a matter of fact I WANT at least one bad review.
Why? Because I know I've done my job as a writer. Not every reader will love every story they read. We all have our preferred genre and niche and so on. I don't trust books that lack negative reviews, because to me it screams that the reviewers were hand-picked by the author or publisher.
Could I say that I feel a little less sane as of clicking "save & publish" and still have my readers love me?
Btw, I love you all and really truly don't think I could have done this without you.
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