There's More Than One Way to Publish. I Know. I Tried Many of Them

Here is what I love about being an author: spinning a story from nothing, losing myself to a scene, connecting with readers who become friends, planning my life schedule around my writing schedule, wearing yoga pants as a uniform.

Here is what I love less about being an author: marketing and selling my book. If it were up to me, I'd never have to encourage, tweet, nudge, implore, or beg readers to pick up my books. It's excruciatingly awkward, so very "look at me, please like me, please pick me!" that one is left feeling like a third grader on the playground waiting to be chosen for red rover.