Love all of this and really appreciate your perspective as someone who has been writing books for a while. I also only recently started a reading log and I’m not sure why I didn’t do it sooner!
So much wisdom and heart here, Andromeda- thank you for sharing the harsh realities and abundant joys! As I tiptoe into my next publishing journey- a contract waiting in the wings seven years after my last novel hit the shelves- I'm as jaded and wary as I am grateful and excited. I know not to expect the earth to move, but to embrace the simple yet astonishing joy that my words will again be in the hands of willing readers. It's pretty incredible. I appreciate the call to widen one's community and I'm off to explore your suspense writers Substack! Onward!
Love the generosity of spirit that propels this particular newsletter and swear to god I think sometimes you're writing to *me* specifically (what? what? the universe doesn't revolve around me?) Very wise advice here, particularly the need for gratitude and resilience, which are also important for just your basic life on the planet. I've been thinking about hobbies...Ironman is not gonna be it, pretty sure about that, but something...
Love all of this and really appreciate your perspective as someone who has been writing books for a while. I also only recently started a reading log and I’m not sure why I didn’t do it sooner!
So much wisdom and heart here, Andromeda- thank you for sharing the harsh realities and abundant joys! As I tiptoe into my next publishing journey- a contract waiting in the wings seven years after my last novel hit the shelves- I'm as jaded and wary as I am grateful and excited. I know not to expect the earth to move, but to embrace the simple yet astonishing joy that my words will again be in the hands of willing readers. It's pretty incredible. I appreciate the call to widen one's community and I'm off to explore your suspense writers Substack! Onward!
Love the generosity of spirit that propels this particular newsletter and swear to god I think sometimes you're writing to *me* specifically (what? what? the universe doesn't revolve around me?) Very wise advice here, particularly the need for gratitude and resilience, which are also important for just your basic life on the planet. I've been thinking about hobbies...Ironman is not gonna be it, pretty sure about that, but something...
Thank you for sharing this with such an open heart and easy honesty. I can see how this advice can be applied to other areas apart from writing too.
So helpful! Thank You!!