Lately I have been in a funk, doubting whether it is worth it to put my stories out in the world when no one seems interested in reading them. I had no sales or pages read on Amazon/Kindle in the month of August and this sent me spiraling.
It used to be enough just to write the stories down, then the goal shifted to self-publishing and now I am pushing for more readers and feeling like I'm failing.
Then I had a realization- if I continue to strive for more and better, then I will continue to fail, at least at first. We've all heard the stories about "overnight" successes that took ten years or more.
The positive self-talk and coaching goes only so far though. What really helped was three people reaching out to tell me they liked my work and wanted more. This is enough to keep going!
Happy Monday!