You may recall in my blog March…ing on Together I mentioned
I was having trouble understanding why people used aliases to throw abuse at
people online and then pretend to be a good, honest member of society in real
life. It again comes
back to what is important in life and I really don’t want someone purporting to
help women with their self-confidence denting mine after all the hard work I
have put in to build myself back up since being diagnosed with Menieres
Syndrome.
I have learnt so much about myself this week. Even in my
forties I keep discovering new things and that is what is so exciting about life. Since
being published, my inner strength and resolve has re-surfaced. I knew it was
in there, it just needed to come back out.
This week I have been contacting local libraries and
bookshops to organise some public events. I am nervous about doing them but you
shine best when you are outside your comfort zone. Be bold and be strong is
always at the back of my mind these days. And that is exactly what I am going
to do. I am defining my life. I am more focused than ever. Beyond the Past is
out there and doing well, receiving 5* reviews.
I am being badgered, in a good way, to finish the sequel
Beyond the Lies. I have five draft outlines for future novels now and one thing
I am grateful for is having a small working group of helpers. These are
volunteer readers who read my work, my short stories and my ideas. They then
give me constructive feedback to decide which will make good novels. It works
for me and I love being able to involve other people in my work. The group is
diverse and I am always looking for new members to add to it.
I spend a lot of
time reading about other authors, standard market practice and what other
authors do and do not do. In the end I made a decision when I started on this
new journey to seek and take professional advice but also to follow my own
intuition and forge my own way. There is
nothing wrong with trying out your own ideas, that’s how best practices come
about as long as you are not arrogant to believe that your way is best and the
industry has been wrong for all these years! That won’t get you very far. I
welcome constructive advice from anyone and FREE advice works for me!
I am currently mulling over ideas of local reading groups
and some voluntary work to get more people involved with books…watch this
space.
I hope everyone has a safe and happy weekend.
You can read the first three chapters of Beyond the Past
FREE www.pamcharles.com
Beyond the Past is available from major bookstores or online
at:
No comments:
Post a Comment