What I Didn't Say released on Tuesday, a few days early. And seriously, it was a fantastic day. I felt so loved and received so much support that I felt like I was going to burst with happiness. The book is off to a great start and thanks to NetGalley, I've been getting in a lot of great reviews.
And as I sat there and celebrated, I got to thinking about where I was just 2 years ago. 2 years ago I was feeling like a reject, a wanna be author that no one wanted. I'd tried going the traditional publishing route. In all, I'd recieved over 140 rejection letters, all saying that I just wasn't quite good enough. I felt beat down and often wondered if I should just give up on trying to be a writer. Getting rejected over and over was killing me.
But there was something inside of me that still believed. I KNEW I could do this. I KNEW I could make this happen. Even if no one in the industry was going to believe in me, I believed in me. (proof) (proof) (proof)
And so I self-published. I worked my @$$ off and made things happen. Things didn't happen fast, but I made them happen.
And then things started paying off.
To date-
And I'm still standing.
And as I sat there and celebrated, I got to thinking about where I was just 2 years ago. 2 years ago I was feeling like a reject, a wanna be author that no one wanted. I'd tried going the traditional publishing route. In all, I'd recieved over 140 rejection letters, all saying that I just wasn't quite good enough. I felt beat down and often wondered if I should just give up on trying to be a writer. Getting rejected over and over was killing me.
But there was something inside of me that still believed. I KNEW I could do this. I KNEW I could make this happen. Even if no one in the industry was going to believe in me, I believed in me. (proof) (proof) (proof)
And so I self-published. I worked my @$$ off and made things happen. Things didn't happen fast, but I made them happen.
And then things started paying off.
To date-
- I've gotten a movie deal with the producer of the Twilight Saga and Percy Jackson
- I have 6 titles to my name
- I was listed in the Wall Street Journal
- I've sold over 100,000 books
- I'll be making six figures this year
And I'm still standing.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
And today, this is how I feel about me and the traditional publishing world.
