Audiobook Recording Complete With A MONTH to Spare!

It may sound silly to be so proud of myself for actually committing and getting something done, but you don't know how damaged I am.

When it comes to dedicating and committing myself to a goal for my future, I'm about as dedicated as a squirrel. Not because I have commitment issues - but because I have the tendency to allow my life to get in the way. It’s easier to go with the flow and not resist life. Forcing myself to carve out time for my own dreams and ambitions seems like an impossibility. And for some reason, it feels selfish too. I’m a stay-at-home mom - so not contributing as heavily as I like to finances right now makes me feel like I need to earn the right to take time for myself and my goals.

I know. I have issues. I’m working on them.

Between care taking and being the main advocate for my disabled mother, my 4 children (3 of which are my full time babies and are young), and managing the house, bills, shopping, cleaning, taking care of the needs of5 dogs, a colony of 17 rescued cats, and a coop full of very spoiled and loved poultry and water fowl, it feels as if there very little time for anything between.

It’s my own fault. If I didn’t have so many people and things that I love endlessly, I’d feel better about being selfish with my time. However, I can’t become a famous author who’s sitting pretty financially I don’t. When August came around, I decided to give a brick and mortar school a try for my two eldest, and plopped my littlest one in Pre-k and dedicated as many days as I could to recording chapters of my novel, Memoirs Of The In-Between.

My goal was to get it done in time to release the audiobook on December 17th, my mother's birthday. I had six months. It felt like only six months. But surprisingly, I’m done.

With a WHOLE month to spare!

I can dedicate the time to post the rest of the chapters here, and on my Patreon, before the December 17th deadline of having the audiobook published.

I actually have time to beta listen and edit, and polish the recordings. I have time to figure out how to edit things to the specifications of the audiobook platforms. Maybe get some cool new art for the audiobook cover.

I can even record and publish the bonus chapters I have planned for my release of the “Transcended” version of my audiobook and the physical copies of my book. People who subscribe to me on Patreon and Vocal can read the bonus chapters I have completed - but these bonus chapters and audio chapters won’t be available for at least another year.

Or maybe until memoirs hit the best-sellers list. Yes. My dreams are big.

I honestly thought I’d be scrambling - just because my life is so busy.

Now I’m just impatient and nervous.

This extra time is good. My business mind knows this. But all I wanna do is hit that submit button early.

It’s not helping that I have a poetry book I’m going to publish for either New Year's or Valentine’s Day, and sis is illustrating my children’s book that we want to release for the Easter holiday. I have a LOT of irons heating up. Patience has never been one of my strengths. Actually, that’s not true. I’m generally pretty patient unless I’m overwhelmed.

But waiting to hit the submit button for my future?

I am as antsy as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. So I've decided to up the ante by investing some time to see if I can put the audiobook on pre-order.

I am also excited because this audiobook being done gives me more time to actually write. Which means I have the daunting challenge of finishing my other novel that I have sitting half-written in the cloud - Long Live the Queen.

So what remains to be seen is if I can prove myself while I market the audiobook. And if having a poetry book, a novel, and a children's book boosts my reputation as a writer a little bit.

If there are any veterans out there who have some free advice to share - I'd love to take it.

And while we're on the subject of books, one of my favorite people on here recently published a book on Amazon too. Check out her announcement here:

I'm not gonna lie - I bought and read her book and LOVED IT.

She gives modern-day fable writing a wonderful twist - and her fables are not gruesome and dark. So they are safe for young kids and make for wonderful bedtime stories.

What I EXTRA loved about it is that after each Fable, she gives a little Author's note. She explains what makes a fable, and the rules of them, and how she stuck with the guidelines, and when she gained confidence, she explained how she broke some of the rules of fable writing. And she also explained the imagery and symbolism in her fables, and why she wanted to include it.

It was not just entertaining, but educational.

So, for my American friends, the purchase link is here.

Have any of my other Vocal people published anything outside of Vocal? Feel free to promote yourselves in the comments! I'm looking for future reads.

Find my fictional fantasy book "Memoirs of the In-Between" on Amazon in paperback, eBook, and hardback.

You can also find it in the Apple Store.

Keep an eye out for my special discounts and sales on the Campfire Reading app.

And of course it can be purchased on Nook through Barnes and Noble.

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