Shayan Murphy's Blog
November 8, 2025
A Fear of the Blank Page
I’ve been writing for more than 25 years ✍️ and I’ve written a lot.
But every time I sit down to start a new chapter, I feel an irrational fear 😖
What if I can’t write it as well as the previous one?
What if I can’t put the idea into words in a way that really hits — and instead it comes out flat and empty?
Every time, I manage to push through 💪
That’s what fear of the blank page looks like for me.
What about you? 😊
But every time I sit down to start a new chapter, I feel an irrational fear 😖
What if I can’t write it as well as the previous one?
What if I can’t put the idea into words in a way that really hits — and instead it comes out flat and empty?
Every time, I manage to push through 💪
That’s what fear of the blank page looks like for me.
What about you? 😊
October 2, 2025
My Second Book
✨📚 Yesterday my second book came out! ✨
That should probably feel like a huge, sparkling moment, right? 🎉 And in a way, it is. But for me, it feels more like… well, simply my second book. Nothing fancy. Just another step forward.
All the marketing advice says: when a book is released, you need to promote it everywhere, run campaigns, create buzz, do pre-orders, the whole thing 🚀. And me? I just uploaded it. Quietly. And honestly, I’m already happy about that. Because life is busy, the world is loud, and sometimes it’s enough just to let the book exist.
If I stop and overthink—what’s the “right” way, the “wrong” way, should I try this or that—I’d never publish at all. So I decided to keep it simple: publish now, learn slowly. One step at a time. 🌱
Maybe no one reads it right away. Maybe I don’t give it the spotlight it “should” have. But I’m at the beginning of this journey, and right now, I’m focused on learning how to release books first. Promotion will come later. For today, I just celebrate that my second book is out in the world. 🌍💖
That should probably feel like a huge, sparkling moment, right? 🎉 And in a way, it is. But for me, it feels more like… well, simply my second book. Nothing fancy. Just another step forward.
All the marketing advice says: when a book is released, you need to promote it everywhere, run campaigns, create buzz, do pre-orders, the whole thing 🚀. And me? I just uploaded it. Quietly. And honestly, I’m already happy about that. Because life is busy, the world is loud, and sometimes it’s enough just to let the book exist.
If I stop and overthink—what’s the “right” way, the “wrong” way, should I try this or that—I’d never publish at all. So I decided to keep it simple: publish now, learn slowly. One step at a time. 🌱
Maybe no one reads it right away. Maybe I don’t give it the spotlight it “should” have. But I’m at the beginning of this journey, and right now, I’m focused on learning how to release books first. Promotion will come later. For today, I just celebrate that my second book is out in the world. 🌍💖
September 24, 2025
First
Hi everyone 🌸
This is my very first post here ✨ and I’m honestly so excited to finally have a space where I can share my thoughts 💭. Other social platforms never really felt right for this, but I often get filled with ideas, reflections, and little things I want to tell you about my writing journey 📚.
I don’t know if anyone will read this 👀, or if it’ll just float out there into the void 🌌—but even if no one does, it still matters to me. Because one day, when I look back, I’ll remember how it all began 💫, what I was feeling, and maybe how it all turned out in the end.
For me, this blog is the start of something new 🌱. A place to share my highs and lows 🎢, to talk about how hard it can be to break through and show my stories to the world 🌍. And now—I finally have this little corner just for that 💕.
So today I’m congratulating myself on this tiny milestone 🎉 and to anyone who stumbles across these words: welcome to my world, my thoughts, and my books 📖💖.
This is my very first post here ✨ and I’m honestly so excited to finally have a space where I can share my thoughts 💭. Other social platforms never really felt right for this, but I often get filled with ideas, reflections, and little things I want to tell you about my writing journey 📚.
I don’t know if anyone will read this 👀, or if it’ll just float out there into the void 🌌—but even if no one does, it still matters to me. Because one day, when I look back, I’ll remember how it all began 💫, what I was feeling, and maybe how it all turned out in the end.
For me, this blog is the start of something new 🌱. A place to share my highs and lows 🎢, to talk about how hard it can be to break through and show my stories to the world 🌍. And now—I finally have this little corner just for that 💕.
So today I’m congratulating myself on this tiny milestone 🎉 and to anyone who stumbles across these words: welcome to my world, my thoughts, and my books 📖💖.
