Happy New Year, Loves! Ok, I'm a little late.. and I haven't written a blog in months. Not to be full of excuses but I got sick a few times during the holidays and then went into an epic reading zone (phase) which I'm still currently in, so I haven't really felt like writing. No blogs. No poems. No fiction. Nada.
Yet, I would like that to change. Not the epic reading binges I've been doing.. I read over 100 books last year! So what if the majority of them were sexy alpha male tattooed, buff biker romances? Didn't even know that genre existed really or rather I did but didn't know its name. But I'm totally here for it and so I consider all this reading, research.
The book I'd like to work on this year is the sequel to my debut novel, written way back in 2018, While Cat's Away, written under my pen name Lula Brielle, aptly titled Cat's Gone Astray. Because homegirl is about to get into a whole bunch of shenanigans with a few dominating, domineering, alpha males. Yum! Unfortunately there will be no bikers.. maybe. Definitely a billionaire or two! I'm trying to get excited about it so talking about it helps but I have yet to begin writing this year.
Still too wrapped up in my reading zone, but it makes me happy and is my special peaceful place I like to go to. Being chronically ill is a little chaotic as I may or may not have mentioned in the past, so I never really schedule my writing. I try to but the past few months I've been extra tired so sleeping has been my other new favorite hobby.
New Year though, right? So, I do have goals, not resolutions. I really want to finish writing the sequel and I MUST buckle down so I'll give myself till the Summer to finish. Who doesn't love a sizzling hot beach read? I also have other works in progress that I want to complete, they are more Young Adult and since I haven't read any of those books lately, I'm going to take my time.
I've also been having a wicked case of imposter syndrome. Reading, while enjoyable, makes me feel inadequate. Like my writing isn't good enough or as good as the authors I'm currently obsessing over. But I can't think that way. Fortunately, the writing community has my back and I've been getting a lot of encouragement to just write and forget what other people think. Or something like that. Because I should care. Or shouldn't. It's confusing sometimes, I just really try not to dwell.
In the meantime, I will continue to support my fellow indie authors. Last year, I posted on social media, as a joke, how expensive buying these long ass series (my most recent one is 23 books) and someone commented, “If only there was a place where you could borrow books for free..” or something in that foolish manner. Dear Sir, not many indie authors are found in the library. So I will save my money and shower free books, and he can suck it! Of course I responded politely, he is a follower after all. He had no response in return.
Anyhoo, that's it. This is my first blog of the year and I'm sure you all pretty much know the above if you follow me on Facebook and/or Instagram. Even if you do and still decided to read this, you fucking rock! Thank you all so much for your support! I honestly don't know what I'd do without you all! Until next time, my Loves..
XO T 💜