I like you Lyric!

I know what you mean. This is a tough business. You get over one hurdle to find fifty more in front of you and you’re not sure you’re gonna make it past the 10th one.

Guess we just gotta keep working and keep struggling over the hurdles. Too bad it’s not all handed to us on a silver platter.

My hope is that by working all together, we make this genre bigger than life I’d like to think there is room for us all.

I think you’re right. This is one of my biggest fears. Do people like me enough to come back and read the next thing that comes out. It’s tough, but I think eventually you earn a following. Maybe not 5K strong. 5K would be sweet.

I try not to think too hard about this stuff otherwise I’d never write at all. Of course, it creeps in sometimes because we’re all human. If I think about the journey in small bites it doesn’t seem so scary. Just follow the dream…

If you’re in this for the business, then prepare to fight your way up with teeth and claws. Be cold and hard, and know the demands that it’ll put on you. If you’re in to make this your job, then yes, you worry about “the numbers” and the deadlines.

Me? I’m not into writing for the business or trying to make this a career. I’m doing it because it makes me happy. *g* I don’t care if I sell 5 or 5,000 books. I’m happy when people like my stories because I like my stories myself. I’m not a story-writing machine. Each one of my stories is crafted with love and patience. And I’ll continue writing them because I know out there there’s someone who will read it and will somehow find his/her life a little easier to bear after joining one of my stories.