"Walking Out of Time": A Novel That's Failing, But I'm Still Glad I Wrote It

As a writer, there's nothing more fulfilling than seeing your work come to life. Creating something from scratch and watching it grow into a full-fledged novel is both exhilarating and exhausting.

However, what happens when your novel doesn't quite hit the mark? What if it fails to resonate with readers or struggles to gain traction in the market? This is the story of my novel, "Walking Out of Time."

Despite my best efforts, "Walking Out of Time" has failed to make an impact. It's struggled to find an audience despite having exceptional reviews from those who have read it. As a writer, this can be disheartening. You pour your heart and soul into a project only to fall short.

But despite its failures, I'm still glad I wrote "Walking Out of Time." Writing this novel was a labor of love. It was a story that had been brewing inside me for years, and I knew that I needed to get it out on paper. Even if it didn't resonate with others like I had hoped, writing this book was cathartic.

Writing is not always about success or failure; sometimes, it's simply about the act of creation. Putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and bringing something new into the world is an accomplishment in itself. Even if no one else reads your work or appreciates it in the way that you do, you've still created something that didn't exist before.

I'm not alone in feeling this way. Many writers have experienced failure at some point in their careers. Samuel Beckett famously wrote about failing better, acknowledging that failure is inevitable but encouraging us to keep trying anyway. Nicholas Sparks reminds us that writing is meant to inspire without reason - sometimes, we write simply because we need to.

So while "Walking Out of Time" may not be the commercial success I hoped for, I'm still proud of what I've accomplished.

Writing this novel allowed me to explore themes and ideas that were important to me personally, and even if no one else connects with them in the same way, they will always hold meaning for me.