A few of you in the #writingCommunity have caught onto this thread.

But hey #Authors #Authorsofmastodon #Indieauthors #AspiringAuthors #AmWiritng #AmEditing #AmQuerying #Writers #Book #books #bookstodon

Or #People of #Mastodon in general who'd like a look into the world of #Publishing

This comment is a reply to a long thread I wrote today on the process of #SelfPublishing and I get into a lot of the details that aren't discussed much.
Read and Enjoy!

Support me and buy Hydra's Wake please.

One thing that I would like to say to #AspiringAuthors is that it is a highly emotional journey when you do become published. The biggest high involved is the feeling of picking up your first print copy. The pride, the joy, the hype is a feeling that no one can ever prepare you for. It's immensely awesome!
Getting your first reader that you do not know comes next. And it goes and goes from there. It's a boost of self confidence on a level like no other. #writingcommunity #bookstodon

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I feel like I'm moving into a new place & getting to know the neighbours 🤗
It's great to connect with #kidlit #bookbloggers, #SCBWI & #WriteMentor friends, #PB #authors, #aspiringauthors & the wider #writingcommunity ✍️

Something else about me: I spent a lot of time writing #novels and created a #fantasy #series that won several #awards and did surprising well for someone who's #SelfPublished. But then my #SelfWorth, #MentalHealth and #Identity got so tied up with #sales and #reviews that I had to stop. It's been about a year. I'm doing better now. I might go back to it someday. But until then I'm doing everything I can to use what I learned to help other #AspiringAuthors so they don't burn out like I did.

Anyway, have some poetry about erotic dissection.

ALABASTER
Bring your blade to my chest.
Strip away the meat.
Raw and branded by tales
Penned in crimson ink and with whetted blades.
Search out my blackened soul,
And tell me what you find,
Beating wildly underneath the alabaster cage.

#poetry #queer #LGBT #queerpoetry #aspiringauthors