Earlier today I responded to a Twitter post by E.H. Night — author of “The Four Before Me” and “A Stray, Astray“. She spoke about the weird prioritization that some of us get into. With her endeavours she was considering making her 3rd-priority book her 1-st priority project or leave it where it’s at. I understand this — I DO THIS!!! Then came the question common to creatives of “Is this hell?”
I replied talking about my familiarity with this dilemma — I didn’t have a solution for her, only that I understand. It came to me though to use this to update everyone on my book projects and where they’re at …. otherwise put, it’s my excuse to blog this week. hell
Before finishing “Make Your Own Darn Good Cookies” (book 1) I started on a bagpipe sheet music book comprised of my own compositions (book 2). This got put on hold to start on my second recipe book (book 3). Summer 2018 this second recipe book (book 3) got put on hold to write (book 4) my military & patriotic Highland bagpipe tunes & tune history book. From my sheet music and tune history book (book 4) I got inspired to write a history book about one of the men who landed on Normandy as part of the D-day invasion (book 5). When I started it (book 5) I knew that I was going to have to gather my notes and set it aside for later. I’ve accomplished this and now I’m trying to complete my sheet music and tune history book (book 4) so I can have it published no later than June 2020. The only problem with that is the audience I developed from Make Your Own Darn Good Cookies (book 1) are ready and looking for another installment of recipes (book 2). hell
Clear as mud — RIGHT?!?
So is being a creative-type, having so many projects we want to bring to life a form of Hell? I don’t know — I’m only saying that I understand — that E.H. Night and all the other creative folks out there reading this is that you’re not alone.
For a mostly full list of my projects (Hell?), please see Upcoming and Completed Publishing Projects.
E.H. Night LINKS hell
- Amazon author page
- Review her books on Goodreads
- Twitter @AuthorEHNight