I'm still hard at work on The Dumb Bitch II, trying to hurry up and get this thing done. Fans have been asking for the sequel since the first book got published in mid-November. It's still hard to believe that yesterday marked three weeks since I became a published writer. It still feels weird.
I'm working hard to stay on point, though. Still, it can be difficult to stay motivated to write every single day. (In that way, I suppose it's a lot like having to go to the gym and work out every day.) There's a temptation to fall back into the old routine: watching TV, goofing off online, etc.
Plus, there's all the stuff that goes along with publishing that I never thought about, such as marketing. I'm constantly having to find ways to promote my work, whether advertising on Amazon, posting on Facebook, and so on. It's something that almost all indie writers have to do if they want to be successful.
All in all, there are a lot of things that can cut into your writing if you let them. That's why I'm focused on keeping my eyes on the prize: becoming a successful author. I'll still have to do those other things, but writing every day is the one thing that is simply mandatory.
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