Sunday 21st January Day 183
Finally the last week of knowing something was coming has arrived I wake up not feeling very fell. I’ve had a sore throat for a few days, probably from travelling and mixing with people but then it’s also the dreaded hormones kicking in again. I am deffo not coming back as a woman if it is true that we return in another form. It’s hell. ((Peachy, people do not want to know about your peri-menopause moaning. It will turn them right off their morning porridge.)) Hormones are a natural part of life Brackets and as a result of mine playing up, I end up getting up late today and I haven’t scheduled my blog for this week so stay in bed and crack on. I finally uploaded it at 12.33pm so only three minutes late so not bad.
I don’t know if it’s a result of not feeling well but I decided that I was getting fed up of blogging, fed up of YouTube as the new subscribers seem to have stalled. It’s probably also because I’m sick of writing my Jersey book and just need to get it sent off. ((Moan, moan, moan)) I know but it’s such a lot of work. ((You could always apply for a job as a pirate. You’re halfway there with your dodgy eye after all!)) Ha, ha!
After getting the blog uploaded, I have a little nap and then in the afternoon I knuckle down to get the book finished and… ((YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS PEOPLE!)) Hurrah it’s finally done!!!!!!!!!! and I email it to my publishers for them to edit, never has it felt good to press SEND. I’m not quite sure why this book has been so hard. It has morphed from an episodic story to a novella, to a short story and now into a novel. The plot has changed multiple times as a result as when stretching the word count, those extra words have to be worth it which requires a more intricate plot to keep the reader interested. This is also the final book as part of the four contracts I signed with Saga Fiction in addition to a couple of other stories. I’m really hoping at some point this translates financially. It’s hard to justify all this time spent working on these books and all the promotion and having to say no to doing other things when the financial reward isn’t forthcoming. It’s not all about the money but if I don’t earn something reasonable from writing then I won’t be putting myself under pressure for deadlines, creating social media videos etc. If I was just doing for fun and a hobby, I wouldn’t be forcing myself to write when I’m not well for example. We will see!
I know I’m in a fortunate position at the moment to be able to work from the boat but if I don’t get the income from these multiple income streams then it will be back to work ((OH LORD stop saying this. It means you won’t blog every day and I will be locked up, my sarcasm silenced. It does not bare thinking about)) Sorry to harp on about it but this is the realty of trying to make a living from unconventional means if you like. Being self employed is very hard and so many hours have to go into even making 99p from a book sale. I’m not looking for sympathy, I love the life I have but sometimes it’s frustrating and I want to make sure this is a balanced view of life living on a boat, being an author, Youtuber and blogger. I wouldn’t want someone else to read my account and think it’s all easy, so often social media does not reflect reality.
Anyway, I celebrate sending my book off with an Ovaltine and then an early night. Book done for now and day done. Until tomorrow. x
C.L. Peache 