IWSG #9: No One Wants To Read This

It's that time again for sharing with the Insecure Writer's Support Group.
What is that you may ask, well their mission statement is this:
The first Wednesday of each month, we blog about our fears, insecurities, or even an accomplishment we had.
I can't believe that it's already February. January went by in a blur. So much so, that I almost missed doing a post for this moth. 
Last month I talked about goals I wanted to achieve for 2017 and I've slowly been still moving towards those goals. In writing this book, I knew I was going to need to take more serious steps than I did the last time. Mostly in the idea of actually hiring an editor. For book 1 I was fortunate to have friends who had greater strengths than I do with all those pesky grammar rules. Where commas go, where they don't all that kind of stuff. Cost was a huge factor in my decision to not use one, and honestly it's still a factor for me. Editors are pricey, at least some. When I look at my 1099 statements and compare them to what I will be paying an editor, well I'm gonna be in the red for a long, long time. 
With that said, I started the process of trying to find an editor that I could afford and would work well with me. I requested sample edits and some of the feedback I expected. Use of passive voice, too much telling, that sort of thing, however I got back one that hit me right in the old insecure gut. Basically I was told that 'more' needed to happen in the story other than my FMC's road to recovery for it to be interesting. I had a 'huh' moment. Then the second guessing started. Do I need more drama, or angst as it's called? Aren't romance stories supposed to revolve around the two main leads and their relationship? Have I just wasted the last 3 years (1.5 not writing at all) of my life thinking about this story and working on it all of it to be trash? Is anyone really going to want to read this romance about recovery and overcoming inner demons?
Just when I was starting to feel good about myself and the progress I've been making, I get this feedback and the wind is knocked from my sails. I know it's my story and I have to write to please myself first, but I still want a sell-able product when it's all said and done. It was just one comment from one editor from the four I've contacted so far, but it doesn't take much for the seeds of doubt when it's on a situation I've already struggled with. Hence the non-writing for a little while. 
I'll keep going and finish my project because I want to. I feel like I'm close to the end and I want to experience that feeling of accomplishment again on completing a book. When it's done, I just have to hope that one or two people actually like it as much as I do. 
Thanks for stopping by~Meka