Thanks for replying, Susan and for writing the encouraging post in the first place! For a 40-plus woman who has been a "homemaker" for the last decade, there is no audience at all at the moment (poetic prose or not) and the publishing world seems super intimidating. I have been writing a book for a few months that hasn't seen the light o…
Thanks for replying, Susan and for writing the encouraging post in the first place! For a 40-plus woman who has been a "homemaker" for the last decade, there is no audience at all at the moment (poetic prose or not) and the publishing world seems super intimidating. I have been writing a book for a few months that hasn't seen the light of day (yet). I am rediscovering the importance of my own words and building up my confidence by writing here on substack now. Somewhere along the way, I feel like I stopped the sound of my own voice. Like you say in your post, this is a journey we must all take to fulfill a dream, however distant or unlikely it may seem (: Keep writing!
Thanks for replying, Susan and for writing the encouraging post in the first place! For a 40-plus woman who has been a "homemaker" for the last decade, there is no audience at all at the moment (poetic prose or not) and the publishing world seems super intimidating. I have been writing a book for a few months that hasn't seen the light of day (yet). I am rediscovering the importance of my own words and building up my confidence by writing here on substack now. Somewhere along the way, I feel like I stopped the sound of my own voice. Like you say in your post, this is a journey we must all take to fulfill a dream, however distant or unlikely it may seem (: Keep writing!