I was almost back to normal today. I got a lot of work done. Netflix colleagues that might be reading this: I kicked ass today! I’ll be caught up by Sunday…maybe Monday of next week 😛
I did still crash and take a nap at around 2pm, though…but it was only for an hour, and I got up and worked again after that, so I think in the end it was all good. I also got all my Beta Readers set up today with copies of Starstuff. I signed up for this service called Book Funnel and it is THE SHIT. Seriously so easy to use. I was super impressed…and the service was only $20 for the year. Now, granted, as my list of readers grows, a service like Book Funnel will get quite a bit more expensive…but, baby steps, you know? Baby steps.
I finished another book today, which puts me at eight books read for the year…which is already like twice the number of books I read all of last year. And that’s been dope. I was afraid that maybe I’d have to motivate myself to read, but quite the opposite. I find that the more I write, the more I want to read. So, that’s awesome. If I can keep that cycle up for a couple years, dagnabbit…I’m going to be a real writer.
I’m also getting into bed tonight on time for the first night all this week. THAT is a major win. For whatever reason, the time change really did a number on me this year. Or at least it has this week 😛 Hopefully that shit changes tomorrow morning.
But, in order for that to happen, I have to go to sleep on time…which means its time to stop writing this journal entry and hit the hay.
I’ll end with this: finishing this rewrite and putting my work out into the world has been an emotional roller coaster this week – I’ve been swinging between elation/empowerment and the gripping fear that I’ll never make this writing thing work…but, today I realized something encouraging: I’m ready for next project. I don’t want to stop. I want to push ahead. I was afraid that all those swinging emotions meant that I was burnt out, something that notoriously happens to writers who are starting out…and mayb I was burnt out for a couple of days there…but I finished on Tuesday and it’s now Friday…and I was having visions on the nighttime walk today of more book concepts.
I’m ready.
Badass mothereffin artwork tonight is from Michael Michera