Can you believe it’s been one year since the release of Worlds with Ruby? I certainly can’t. Where does the time go? It feels like just yesterday I was fighting with myself to actually get a story I was satisfied with, or arguing with Word to format things how I wanted, or working out the details of the cover. And now it’s been a year since it was released. Wow.

I have learned a lot over this year. Probably the biggest takeaway of the whole experience: I can do it! Things seem a lot scarier in the start. Now that I have made it happen once I know that I can do it again.

I’ve also learned to not take things too personally. The vast majority of the reviews I have received for my story are positive, but there are a few that kind of tore my story apart. And that’s ok. I told the story I wanted to tell and it isn’t going to work for everyone because nothing ever does. But I was happy with it and I was also happy that there were people who enjoyed it. The good definitely outweighed the bad and gave me a confidence boost going forward.

So all in all, my experience with Ruby has been a positive one. It was something I needed to do and I’m glad that I pushed myself and made it happen. I stepped far outside my comfort zone when I hit publish and started sending out review copies. And it was one of the best decisions I made.

If you haven’t read Ruby yet, you can purchase the story on Amazon.

Tell me about something you’ve done that was hard but worth the effort.