Beginning as an Author
Putting yourself out there is hard. You present your name and face, and wave it all to the world going, “Hey! Look at me! Please don’t make fun of me on the internet!”
Where to begin? My name is Faith Larson. I am nineteen years old, twenty by the time somebody discovers this blog. I’ve been writing since I was about six years old, although the reviews I would have received on those charming creations would make a grown man cry.
My novel, A Soul Made of Cinders, is currently being edited. It will be up by October on Amazon and Barnes and Nobles. I put the novel up before it was ready because I was stubborn and refused to see the flaws I skipped over. Surprisingly, it did not garner bad reviews.
That was when I learned something new. As soon as I sent it off to an editor, turned off the computer screen, and leaned back in my chair, it hit me.
Holy shit! I’m terrified. Here I am, putting my name out there, my face, slapping it on to a debut novel, and throwing that out into the world. Suddenly I have to market myself, and worry that one day I’ll run into a reader while wearing lime green crocs and booty shorts on the weekly milk run. Or worse yet, what if nobody reads it? What if nobody cares?
Well, all of that is wild speculation. I know what the worst possible outcome would be. It would be me never even trying, giving up on my dream, and deleting the manuscript.
So, hey! My name is Faith Larson, I’m an aspiring horror novelist, and my debut novel will be hitting shelves shortly. I’d love for you to follow me on the journey of a lifetime, no matter where the destination leads.
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