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Is it a folly to be creative? Do you ever think you are crazy to have creative goals?
Do you question yourself about whether it is all worth it?
Does your family ask you seemingly innocent but loaded questions such as “Have you published your book yet?”
Or are they more direct and say, “Why can’t you be more like your cousin and get a proper job? He’s a bank manager now.”
Sometimes I doubt myself
I am currently possessed by my novel writing. I have a trilogy in mind. I have been working on the first book on and off for 19 years. (Just so you don’t think I’m completely nuts there was a hiatus of nine years when I didn’t touch it.)
It’s in pretty good shape now and I have just started drafting a sequel. I’m undecided on publishing options but am quite tempted by self-publishing.
Realistically how many will I sell? Two hundred? Five hundred? Seven hundred? Of those, who will buy the second and third book?
If the numbers aren’t going to be large, why am I toiling away at it?
Dipping into our creative souls is a hard thing to do. We have to face a lot of fears, people judge us and there is no guarantee that our work will garner the results we would dearly love.
