My Birthday Week and Crazy Life

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I was looking for a picture to convey how crazy busy my life has been, and I found this one. Then, I decided I need to create a board like this so I can keep track of what I need to do, what I'm currently doing, and what I've completed. Well, I might have to have a board about this size for just the "To Do" list. 

I don't know about anyone else in the self-publishing business, but does it feel like it's getting more and more overwhelming?

When I started 13 years ago, there was Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, and MySpace. Now, there are still all of those, plus TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, Patreon, Substack, Discord, and a few more that I can't remember. How can you get any writing work done when you are trying to connect with people on all these other platforms? It makes me tired just thinking about it. And God forbid, you be like me, who is working two part-time jobs and dealing with family on top of squeezing in some writing time. 

This past Sunday was my birthday, and I had told myself I would figure out how to put more effort into my writing business. That will be my goal for the last year of my 50s. But it's Thursday, and I've just caught up on all the emails I missed because I worked over the weekend and then had my great-grandkids visit on Monday. 

On the flip side of all this, I could probably quit one of my part-time jobs if I could get my book sales going again. 

If you are one of the many writers trying to figure out the best path and you have some suggestions, please send them my way. 

Until then, I will keep plodding along. I do have a Substack and Patreon account. Currently, both of my Substack accounts and my Patreon account are free. I am posting chapters of my work-in-progress on my M. E. Tudor Substack, if you're interested in checking that out.

I really still haven't decided about Patreon, but I think that's because I don't feel confident enough to charge people to read about my crazy life.

Here's the link to my M. E. Tudor Substack:
https://metudor66.substack.com/ 

Here's the link to my Music That Moves My Soul Substack:
https://substack.com/@tbrews0824?

Here's the link to my Patreon account.
https://www.patreon.com/c/metudor



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