In which I consider where I'm at with this reading project, talk about querying my book, and take a moment to mention some of the beautiful things that happened along the way.
I know you said this isn’t what I signed up for, but this essay was exactly perfect. I’m also feeling the same sorts of emotions from the book industry and sending lots of good vibes your way for your own writing. ♥️
I’ve been following you for several years and always love what you write -- I’m a voracious reader, but I’m nearly 60 and found your own voracious reading and enthusiasm refreshing and stimulating! I’m also a writer and have a deep and committed group of writer friends -- some published and well-known, and others who are writing quietly in the spaces they can -- but I’m thinking how very important this community has been to me as artist and woman. You’ve created a community here, and I hope you continue to nurture that and allow others to nurture you. I feel certain that we’ll all be reading your book one day.
Hello Hunter, I follow you and love your writing and signed up for this newsletter because I wanted to support you- not so much about specific content - but honestly this post was wonderful in its honesty. I am a Granny myself so have gone through of things in my 60+ years and my experience is that you can get very far by just showing up regularly, doing what you love, writing each day, and focusing on process not product and you will get there. You write beautifully, you have a unique set of experiences and voice and that is what is important. Not to be Pollyanna but I have also seen setbacks -really big ones in my life and in the lives of people I love- turn out in retrospect to be turning points that led to more creativity and better final artistic results. I say this Trust the Process mantra so often to my kids and step kids who are in their twenties and thirties but I say it because it is true and they have seen this happen in their experiences as well. No one would fault you for putting this particular reading project on pause. I am confident that if you write, you will have readers, because you have a lot to say. Just keep writing your truth. I also come back to Elizabeth Strout, one of favorite authors, who wrote for years before she was published and look at her now. Not to say that it will be years 🙂but just saying, I have faith in you and sometimes it takes the publishing industry a while to wake up. So much of what us published has to do with fads and trends. Just stay true to you. Xoxo Julie aka nursebean
I know you said this isn’t what I signed up for, but this essay was exactly perfect. I’m also feeling the same sorts of emotions from the book industry and sending lots of good vibes your way for your own writing. ♥️
I’ve been following you for several years and always love what you write -- I’m a voracious reader, but I’m nearly 60 and found your own voracious reading and enthusiasm refreshing and stimulating! I’m also a writer and have a deep and committed group of writer friends -- some published and well-known, and others who are writing quietly in the spaces they can -- but I’m thinking how very important this community has been to me as artist and woman. You’ve created a community here, and I hope you continue to nurture that and allow others to nurture you. I feel certain that we’ll all be reading your book one day.
Thanks for sharing Hunter. ❤️
Hello Hunter, I follow you and love your writing and signed up for this newsletter because I wanted to support you- not so much about specific content - but honestly this post was wonderful in its honesty. I am a Granny myself so have gone through of things in my 60+ years and my experience is that you can get very far by just showing up regularly, doing what you love, writing each day, and focusing on process not product and you will get there. You write beautifully, you have a unique set of experiences and voice and that is what is important. Not to be Pollyanna but I have also seen setbacks -really big ones in my life and in the lives of people I love- turn out in retrospect to be turning points that led to more creativity and better final artistic results. I say this Trust the Process mantra so often to my kids and step kids who are in their twenties and thirties but I say it because it is true and they have seen this happen in their experiences as well. No one would fault you for putting this particular reading project on pause. I am confident that if you write, you will have readers, because you have a lot to say. Just keep writing your truth. I also come back to Elizabeth Strout, one of favorite authors, who wrote for years before she was published and look at her now. Not to say that it will be years 🙂but just saying, I have faith in you and sometimes it takes the publishing industry a while to wake up. So much of what us published has to do with fads and trends. Just stay true to you. Xoxo Julie aka nursebean