Don’t give up your dream of writing and don’t let anyone steal your dreams either. I am sorry about this but, this will be a lengthy post.

I saw a post online by a fairly new author who after a week or so of no sales wanted to quit writing. WHAT?????

There are no quitters in the writing world, y’all – just like there is no crying in baseball!

Here is a quick list of what to do when you want to give up on your dream of writing *Indies*

1. Ask yourself: Why are you writing?
2. Did you research what most writers make on a book?
3. Do you love it anyway?

If the answers are 1. because I love to write, 2. I saw they make very little but thought who cares 3. I love it anyway – then you are quitting in vain.

IN VAIN~~~~~!!!!! I have tried to quit so many times, and all it accomplishes is making me come back with more ideas and more books. The voices in my head won’t stop even when I say I want to give up.

Rather than throw in the towel, you should just take a break and come at it with a fresh perspective. Go spend a week in a cottage by the beach and try to get a new outlook. Better yet, set up speaking engagements with your target audience, at coffee shops, or book shops. I promise you will change your mind.

IT AIN’T ABOUT THE MONEY, y’all.

Respectfully, it really isn’t. The money is fine when it comes, but I have been doing this since the early 2000s and believe me, I haven’t made enough to take my whole family out to eat at Texas de Brazil yet.

It is entirely possible that it’s because I rarely advertise. I spend enough money on cover art and editing that I cannot afford to advertise. And well, see above. It ain’t about the money. I write for the fun of it now, because it is truly a calling. I am not happy when I am not creating something.

I hope this has somehow helped you to remember why you started doing this. If it was to make a lot of money, you are doing the wrong thing. There is not a lot of money to be had in this industry. Books are expensive and people are choosy about the ones they pick.

Having said that, I hope you will pick up my book(s) and enjoy them enough to leave a review or rating. That is where the real money is. Review and ratings are the dollars and cents that writers need.