I’m definitely questioning my premises after reading this book; for the first time, I feel like I can be an indie author on my own terms. That it’s okay to not be after quitting my day job (or education in this case). I haven’t published yet because I’m more worked up by the educational constraints awaiting me. Getting a PhD is not easy and I know this. But why should I be in a rush to publish anyway? And if I find the time to do so, why should I rush the process itself or increase my writing requirements to produce faster when I don’t have time?
I am filled with hope. I will be published someday. I don’t think I’m a book a month person; I have a day job I’m after that I don’t want to give up anyway. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t publish, too.
For those of you reading this, these thoughts have plagued me for four years. I know I’m an indie—I hated the traditional route and that destroyed the joy I had in writing itself for over a year before I got back into it. The indie path preserves the love. But, it too can become a demon. This book is great to have you asking the right questions about how to proceed, how to identify your alignment, and how to become comfortable with your flow. Not anyone else’s.
Maybe I’ll be published sooner than I thought, after all. This book was much needed at this point in my life. Not everything I do has to take 100% from me. I can work hard without sacrificing everything else, and this book frames that well. Please, if you’re a struggling writer, read this with an open mind and heart. Some of this stuff hurts, but I found mostly healing here. And a reminder that I can do it, but only as me. Not anyone else.