Happy New Year my bookish friends! How is 2023 looking so far?
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My return to writing was slow last year, mainly due to unexpected health challenges. Then there was the usual phase where I wallowed in self-pity and decided I was going to give it all up because nobody cared about my books. We writers are a sensitive bunch, even if you don’t see it from the outside.
Somehow I returned to an old online course via a webinar. There is a lot of new content on the website, with updated training for indie marketing and business building. I suppose this is a sign that I shouldn’t give up yet. My published novels are brilliant, I know that. I just need to persuade the rest of the world to recognise my genius. It’s a hard task, but I am still not giving up. I am nothing if not stubborn, as my husband will attest to.
I am currently writing a new vampire hunter novel that I’ve been working on for several years and only recently decided to rewrite from a different perspective, so the first draft is still in progress. I am struggling to connect with the story and yet I feel I must persevere. I have the sequel to Vampire of Blackpool in progress, and the sequel to my as-yet unpublished novel Hunting the Hunted. I have submitted the manuscript for Hunting the Hunted to various publishers and agents without success, but I refuse to give up.
And so, this year for me will
be about writing. I need to go back to basics and do what makes me happy. What
will you do this year?
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