On to the Next One

April 23, 2024 @ 11:30pm

I should be sleeping but I’m up. Wide awake. My little family is asleep, though. My first book fair, The Soulful Chicago Book Fair-Spring Fling, was a really good time for me. It was the best first experience for this first time, self-published author. I was worried about not being a “good salesperson,” uncomfortable about putting myself out there but it wasn’t like that at all. People came to my table and I spoke with them in a way that felt good, and easy. It felt right. I had so much family and so many friends show me their love & support. And that is something that felt beyond good, can’t really put that feeling it into words…yet. I met seasoned writers as well as newbies, like me. There was networking and comradery among all who were there. There was music playing, Jamaican food aromas filling the air, and an art party for the kids that my daughter LOVED. It was a whole vibe! It was such a fun, first experience. It made me excited to do more and more. In fact, I’ll be in one this weekend, exactly one week after my first one. I keep saying it, and I’ll keep saying it…when you step into your purpose, God shows up AND He shows out. I am a living testimony. Going to bed thinking about WRITING, then waking up thinking about WRITING. It is so much on my mind, that I have shifted gears as I began the thinking process for story #4. I thought the next one was going to be about one thing BUT then I got inspired by “popcorn” and family, so now the next one will definitely be a big one, for me…STAY TUNED.