Okay, so someone said to me, “I think being an author would be fun and exciting! And easier than having a job!”. HAHA! No.

I love being an author and I love writing. However, I think that a lot of people are mistaken on the easy part. It takes a lot of time and effort into being an author. There is so much more to it than sitting behind a computer and spilling your creative mind across a page like ink. (Although that is fun!) You have to have your heart and soul, and sometimes am arm and a leg, into your project. You have to work for it. Let me explain.

On an average day, I post on Twitter, Instagram, my blog (most of the time, which will get better now that I can remember I have one!!!), my Facebook page (either author page or personal page), and 10-12 groups for book promotion as well as word of mouth. My daily routine starts well before my two beautiful kids wake up (my daughter is 6 and being home schooled and my son is 3 months old). Usually around 6:30am. After they are up and food is delivered, diapers are changed and everyone is happy, I eat and start writing. I get about 500 words in before my son wants more mommy time (which I don’t mind in the slightest) and my daughter starts her school work (usually reading at this time). After hour one of school and baby loves, I might get in another 200-300 words. After that my house is chaos and I barely get 300 words in the rest of the day. At night, it is back to advertising on my pages, tweets and such. This is not mentioning all the errands.

Don’t get me wrong, being a stay at home mom is the best! I wouldn’t trade a moment of it for ANYTHING on this world! My hubby works two jobs while I am staying with our precious babies. (Which I appreciate him working so hard to support us and keep us in a good standing in life!) I also have a jewelry making business that keeps income coming in as well.

The common misconception that being a writer entails sitting in a big comfy chair and typing away all day in a relaxed manner is well over do to be thrown in the garbage disposal. Yes it is fun. Yes it is exciting! Yes it is a privilege that writers get to share their wonderful worlds with readers across the world! However, it isn’t easy. Putting creative ideas to work and on paper is… but the work behind the scenes of an author is not easy. It is hard work getting yourself and your books out to the world.

But…. it is all worth it.