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Finding the Courage

 No Guts, No Glory

As an author, you work endless hours crafting stories that you become attached to as if the characters are your dearest loved ones, but what comes next?

You have a manuscript.  You love it more than words can express.  But now someone needs to read it. (let all fear take hold here). 

I am a self proclaimed perfectionist who could never settle for anything less leading to all kinds of fun struggles with self worth because as we all know, no one is perfect.  The thought of someone else reading my writing was absolutely terrifying!  What if they hate it?  What if they think I have no talent?  What if this thing I love so much gets ripped away because I'm no good at it?  I agonized and fretted going back and forth about whether or not to take a risk for something that I am passionate about.

About two weeks ago, I took that leap.  I published my contemporary romance novel I had written about year ago on Wattpad to see if maybe I could make this thing work.  Within 48 hours of it being posted, people were already adding it to their reading lists!  I was shocked and excited.  I couldn't believe that people actually wanted to read my book!  It was like Christmas morning every day opening up the app and seeing that a new reader had added my book to a reading list.

This contemporary romance I had decided was a way to test the waters.  It is an easy, cutesy, Hallmark movie type read (with a good bit of heat of course) about a single mom who ends up falling for the playboy quarterback (and single dad) of their city's pro football team.  The story is set in Nashville, TN lending that cozy Southern charm to a sweet yet sexy plot line.  

If you're a sports fan and love a good romance, check out my first Wattpad published novel, First and Ten.

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