How do you juggle it all?

Today is the publication day of my lovely historical fiction novel, SWIM.

I am SO proud of this book and am thrilled it's in the world!

It's a funny one though, when you get to a publication day, because there's all this fanfare online and in the real world...nothing... unless you count the cheeky Costa I treated myself to this morning.

I think it's reflective of being an author in 2024. Sure, this is my second novel. Sure, it's selling well (it is!! I'm thrilled), but also, on with the next thing. There's no time to catch your breath and enjoy what you've achieved because there's....

Social media content to create, post and engage with
PR and publicity to issue (even with a publisher it's on the author to do a lot of the hard work)
Words to get down for the next book
Plans to be made for writing retreats and upcoming writing talks
Tidying up your own website
And...writing a blog because it's been eight months since your last one!!

Still, I wouldn't have it any other way.

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