Guest Post: I’m A Published Author, But No One In My Family Cares!
What happens when you finally publish your book and no one close to you gives much of a damn? Read Joseph Rathgen’s interesting post below…as he concludes, “Recently, I received word that I have a second book contract. At dinner the other night, I mentioned it to my daughter. She just looked up at me, then said, “Wow, dad, that’s great…now can you please pass the salt?”
Originally posted on The Author Who Supports:
It takes so much work to make it…so what happens when nobody really cares?
Getting published – it is what separates the published book author, novelist, poet, columnist or magazine article writer from the aspiring weekend blogger. It is also that grand and glorious moment when we leap up from our chairs and scream out for the whole world to hear: “I GOT PUBLISHED!”
What happens after that epic moment though may not be what we expect from our closest family and friends or even from our work colleagues. Subdued jubilation and a quick high five may be the only words of praise and admiration we receive at best.
So, how do we deal with that sudden success and at the same time the lack of enthusiasm from the people who we thought would be and should be our biggest cheerleaders?
It is a defining moment in any published, writer’s…
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