My return to life as an author
In 2018, I had to make the extremely difficult decision to put my author life on hold to focus on my health and the needs of my growing family. Despite numerous attempts to get back to some form of writing or book promotion, even in some small way over the last 4 years, nothing seemed to work and it became frustrating that I couldn't feel or pursue the passion that had previously filled my life. The harsh reality is that the act of writing and publishing is all or nothing for me. I am not conditioned to do 'half a job' in any area of my personal or professional life. To feel productive and add value to any project I need to give 100% to every element and this meant facing the fact that until I was in a position to do that I would continue to be the author in the background watching my author friends pursue their passion the way I used to. I felt unable to contribute or talk in our normal forums, despite encouragement, because I felt as if I didn't belong or deserve to be there. Yes, there is a degree of self-pity in that statement, again unlike me, however as you will discover over the next few weeks, if you follow my blog, the reasons for this ran deep and would lead me to complete a huge amount of self-healing to recover and regain the inner strength and self-worth that would boost my confidence and enable me to take a big leap of faith!
This brings us to today...
In the words first phrased by writer Elbert Hubbard in 1915 'He picked up the lemons that Fate had sent him and started a lemonade stand', later adapted by numerous modern-day authors, including Dale Carnegie who rephrased it in his 1948 book, 'How to Stop Worrying and Start Living', saying, 'If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade.'
It's time for me to get my lemonade stall up and running again!
Family circumstances have again given me a nudge in the right direction and have helped me get my plans to relaunch my author platform with the release of two new books this year off the ground. It's a tough gig to earn a living from writing and publishing however I am not starting from scratch this time and I am humbled and thankful for the support, advice, and offers of freelance work that I have already received since starting to mention my plans to connections in my social media forums and networks.
Coming up in 2022...
Book 3 in The Nomadic Nurse series, watch out for the title and cover reveal
Catch up on the story so far with Book 1 Ooh Matron, Book 2 Bedpans to Boardrooms
Book 4 in The What, Why, Where, When, Who & How Book Promotion Series
It's good to be back, feel free to comment and connect as a reader or an author.
Thank you for reading and take care,
Sarah Jane
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