I have been working on my second and third books. The third book - tentatively named - I just met a girl - and while I am excited about the story, there was a piece missing. I didn't know what it was, but I knew that something was missing.
I don't get crazy. I don't get nuts about it. I know that it will come to me.
The best time for me to let my imagination go is when I go to bed. I lay there and my mind just floats. I have gotten some of my best ideas while laying in bed. In fact, the whole premise of my second book was created in my head while laying in bed.
And now, I have the hook for my second book. Extended Italian Family Members! How can anyone go wrong with that? I, of course, will draw from my own experiences, with a few changes. But that was the umph I needed for my third book.
I'm also working on books 4 - 11. Does anyone else juggle stories like this? I write scenes in notebooks. I have about 5 books just in my head that I haven't even gotten a word down on a page yet, but they are there waiting. I have names, connections, places, story lines. How many books does an author juggle in their head?
I am also thinking about a series of shifter novels. This would be a first for me as I am usually the stock romance writer. But I have to say I am enjoying the shifter stories. Male to female and male to male. I am loving them! I never even knew they existed until a few years ago.
I am hoping to get my second book out by the end of May into June. My third book I anticipate will be maybe October. Is 2 books a year too much? not enough?
and how do I get a following? I think that, while social media will be helpful, I am not good at promoting myself. It kinda feels selfish to me for some reason. I have got to get out of that mindset. I have to get a tik tok going promoting my book. My hubby is promoting my book better than I am! shesh. The man doesn't have a shy bone in his body! I envy that. I struggle with shyness and introvertism ( think I just made up a new word) every day. Its a constant struggle.
Who else deals with these issues?
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