Sunday, September 20, 2020

94 Books and counting

Looking through my files, I counted 94 separate books; all in different stages of completion. I've been writing since 2007, had two books published, and I even won an award for the first one. I read through them often, and think 'Damn, I'm good'. Then, there are some that leave me wondering 'What the fuck was I thinking'. 

I've realized I suck at sex scenes. It will be clean romance from here on. I've also noticed that all of my characters have issues. I write damaged characters; always have, always will. And I don't love all of them. There are two that are hard to write, but they choose who they are; I just write them. One, in particular, is so bad that I will never publish his story. I'll write it because I have to. But, it will never leave my computer.

I'm happy with my books. I love writing. It's an obsession; that's for sure. As far as making money off my books, I'm good with that too. It's sharing them that's hard. Every story is a part of me, and I'm reluctant to share any part of myself with the world. Thanks to the support of family, and encouragement from my sister, Qwillia Rain, I've set my mind to publishing again. How many books I put out, and when, is questionable, but they are coming. 

I'm excited to focus on the publishing side of being a writer. I'm not looking forward to edits, though. I don't think anyone is. Either way, it will be interesting to see how far I get in the coming years. Who knows, maybe I'll get them all published (save one), and I'll finally get a full nights sleep. LOL. As if!