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21 March 2023. I’m here, in plain sight, and I admit to myself that I’m seriously struggling to the point of making the heartbreaking decision of letting my beautiful hobby ‘go’.

My inability to write social media posts in marketing my published and current book, which is due for publication in August is, I feel, beyond me as I cannot think of interesting things to say. I did create a teaser video clip for my new book but it took me way too long.

Please, don’t get me wrong, because I am totally over the moon, humble and thankful to be a published author. It has been my dream for decades.

But lately, my total being is consumed with the marketing side, a side that I struggle with to the point that my dream is turning into anxiety.

The bizarre thing is that I can write a book with 100K words very easily without any stress.

I made the decision to post this for my future self. That I’m SO passionate about my hobby that is slowly becoming a foe. There are marketing companies to manage social media but $ is tight, as with everyone.

Leaving on a positive note, perhaps the analogy is that I’m a marathon runner and not a sprinter… although to be gifted with a few hundred metre sprints from time to time would be most helpful.

I wonder if anyone can relate🙃