I am learning the true meaning of being a struggling artist. I finally quit my part time job and am now writing, promoting, and worrying full time.

I never realized how much work actually goes into being a full time author. It is insane the amount of time that you have to put into promoting your work as an independent author.

I am so thankful to have found some amazing readers who have become so much more than that to me. They have become my friends and are now helping me in the promotional aspect of my work. I am so freaking thankful and if any of you read this, just know I am literally hugging you so hard that your eyeballs are poppin'. I would be lost without you guys!

So with that being said, I have watched as my book sales have went to a level where I definitely do not want them to be and as selfish as this may sound, everytime I send free copies to people, I get such strong mixed emotions that I literally want to cry.

I know that this is something that I am going to have work hard at for years and years before I am anywhere close to where I want to be as an author.

So this is it, I am here to stay and from this day forward, there is nothing that is going to discourage me anymore.