Hello, my lovelies. ๐ค
I know it's been a a few months since you've heard from me. By all accounts, it seemed like I'd disappeared and left you all hanging with no explanation. I'm sorry for seemingly dropping you like I did, but I needed to walk away for a bit and take some time to figure things out.
For the last year or so, I've felt increasingly stressed and restless regarding my career. Over these last few months, I've come to realize that I can no longer continue along the journey of self publishing. It has caused too much of a financial and emotional strain on myself and my family.
๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐น๐๐ธ๐พ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐๐ท๐๐พ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐.
It was quite a difficult decision. It will mean you won't see anything new from me for a while, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about pursuing a traditional route. But after having a few days to let the choice resonate, I've realized it's the right decision for me.
As I mentioned earlier, self publishing took upย wayย too much of my time, and it (along with the social media position I'd begun at the ballet studio) was preventing me from pursuing other ideas that had been churning in my brain.
Over these past few months, I've realized that I need to be more picky about certain areas of my life. I've realized that I can't do everything.
๐๐ธ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐ธ๐ป๐ฝ๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ต๐, ๐'๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐ฝ'๐ผ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ช๐ญ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฏ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ.
I have been dedicating a great deal of my time to deciding what form I want my future to take and to make the best decisions I can for myself and my family. I am no longer working the position at the ballet studio, and I have stepped back from the consuming process of self publishing.
Now, my time will be spent focusing on writing and perfecting The Balance of Time seriesย and managing the small bookworm boutique I created called Bookmarksical. There, I sell the bookmarks and other bookish merch I make while creating an inviting space to open conversations and help you create your perfect bookworm heaven.
Throughout my trad publishing journey, I'll continue to share with you snippets of my writing, insights into the process, the ups, the downs, and everything in between.
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ช๐ท๐ด ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ถ๐พ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐ผ๐พ๐น๐น๐ธ๐ป๐ฝ, ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ธ๐น๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ท๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐พ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ต๐ต๐ธ๐ ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ท ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ท๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ธ๐พ๐ป๐ท๐ฎ๐. ๐ค
