Begging the Universe

Be kind, be nice, don’t judge. I have faith. 

Every morning when I would leave for work, my husband would tell me to be nice. I told him that I got paid to be nice! I’m an expert at it.

There’s a lot of fear associated with publishing a novel, especially if it’s a novel you have self-published. When you self-publish, you are the author, the editor, the marketing executive, the chief bottle-washer. You get what I mean. You are in charge of EVERYTHING. It’s a good thing I’m bossy because I like being in charge of everything. However, when publishing is not what you are used to doing for a living, it can be difficult. You have to wear all the hats all the time. The learning curve isn’t just a steep hill; it’s a mountain.

So, while I scraped up the courage to put this project together and release it to the world, I’ve been begging the universe to be kind. Be kind, be nice, don’t judge me. I have faith.

I know people will judge the work. I also know that I can’t take that judgement personally. It is not a direct reflection on me. Right? But if a good review reflects beautifully on me, then doesn’t a poor review reflect badly? No. My current mantra is to be disciplined about what I respond to and react to. It’s scary putting myself out there for the world to see and judge. The best I can hope is that people will like my work and respond favourably.

That’s it for now. Have yourself the best day. I’ll speak to you again tomorrow.

​Teaser alert! I have a game for you to play tomorrow, along with a give-away!

TJCorman

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