What do I do now? #Lost #WritingCommunity

So, I'm a little lost right now in the writing world.

There. I said it.

I don't know what I want to write anymore, and I don't know how to go about it. I've spent the last six months getting my personal life/family life together, and my passion has gone by the wayside. It's terrifying, honestly.

Last year, I wrote, I published, I started a local writer's group, and I went to the gym to get healthy. But I didn't make enough money to feed my family. Or even myself. (I've just done my taxes, I know exactly how much I made). I had to buy a car, I was paying for braces. Life didn't stop because I couldn't afford it.

I sank a ton of money into advertising that didn't work. I invested in conferences that didn't immediately pay off. I spent all sorts of (tax deductible, thank GOD) money into my passion, and it wasn't paying off.

So, instead of clinging to the mast of a sinking ship, I got a job.

A couple, actually.

My plans changed.

And now, I'm giving myself a reprieve. I'm forgiving myself for the failures. And I'm starting over.

Not sure how, or what I will do differently, but I'm totally starting over somehow.

I'm taking care of myself, finding a routine, and gaining balance. It's different, but it's happening, slowly but surely.

I'm still going to write in the genre I've been writing in, but slower. And I'm thinking about some new ideas that I want to try as well.

Stay tuned for something different.