Is Writing my Achilles Heel?

I need to accept that none of my months are quiet. You’d think if I had no events in the winter months, I’d have time to rest, enjoy and recuperate, even sustaining an injury which has had me on crutches, my world races along like a formula one driver on a go-kart track. Maybe that should be around the other way?

January saw me become victim to a poorly handled and controlled overloaded warehouse food trolley which careered into the back of my left leg cutting through my Achilles tendon. Three days non-weight-bearing on crutches (one day off work because it was the weekend) Then back to work on crutches which were riskier partially weight-bearing than without. I did away with them after one day. Four weeks later, still slight limp and still open wound on heel, but returning slowly to health.

Thank goodness no events until March, I don’t know how I would have managed any of them on crutches, as I hit the ground running then with eight events almost back-to-back. The week before the injury I went to London for the weekend (my Christmas pressie from hubby) and walked miles. Going to the Ritz for high tea – not as impressed as I expected to be, and then the Waldorf – stunning.

Publishing continues apace.

I am so proud to say, my writing group Inspirations, launches their sixth anthology in the rainbow series, INDIGO, on
Saturday 23rd March. At Westgate Galleria, Station Road, Westgate from 11 to 12.30 pm.
And
Taddy’s Barn Eatery from 1pm to 3pm (free tea/coffee )

You will also be able to purchase the previous books in the series too. They look amazing on the shelves together. This series is a limited edition. Only one print run was ever completed. We only have seven copies of Red left so if you’d like them on your shelves please come along.
The members have endured much recently and made a great effort to ensure Indigo is a shining example of their work. With only Violet to go, we will be moving into genre inspired anthologies once the end of the rainbow draws to a close.

And well as completing Indigo formatting, cover, printing, proofing, press releases and marketing, I’ve finished my next novel, a dark fantasy, Between Here and Hell. It’s in the final post-formatting. The draft cover arrived today, and I love it. Watch out for my March blog when I’m adding a sneak preview.

On the publishing front all aspects have increased in price meaning a small increase in my prices too to cover costs. To be honest in reality I’d need my books to cost £50 each to cover my total costs. Writing, formatting, illustrating and printing are only small part of the finances. You could write the best novel in the world, but if you don’t spend many hours and lots of money advertising it, marketing, attending events and promoting it, it will be to no avail. I’ll bet somewhere there’s an awesome book (in addition to my own of course) that could have made millions – we will never know. Writing rarely makes you rich.

It’s the same in any creative/artistic environment. There are thousands of us producing quality work, but only a select few get that lucky break and reach stardom and fame in their chosen world. And that fame is in the hands of the Gods and fate, which considering the subject of creative writing novels could come to fruition at any point in my life.

Remember check my blog in March for the cover sneak preview.