I have been in this writing game for a couple of years now, and boy, have I learned a lot!
And I’m not solely talking about the marketing and business side of happenings. I have learned a lot about myself as a person. I mean, I have always known that I wanted to be successful in whatever field I chose to go down, but I never knew that I had the gumption/balls/ nerve to actually step out and try and make my dream of becoming a full-time writer become a reality.
Now, this is not going to be a list of everything I have achieved with my writing. Mainly because that is not the way I roll; and I prefer my successes to speak on their own.

When I think back to contacting newspapers and other media outlets about my books and having interviews done; to contacting the likes of Mighty Ape, and a local bookstore here in Wanganui about stocking my books (which they currently do) – I am actually amazed at myself.
Wanna know why? Well, if you had spoken to me two or three years ago and told me that all this was going to happen, I would not have believed you. You see, I wasn’t a born risk taker. I wasn’t the type of person that would go ahead and do something and never second guess myself, or have any thought of failure. I have never had any real concrete career path to follow simply because I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. Until I became 100% dedicated and focused on becoming a full-time writer. That is my future.

I have learned that opportunity lies somewhere outside your comfort zone, between risk and the passion for what you do.

And remember this: You have nothing to lose so do it anyway.