Birthday 2023 and The Realities of Writing

My birthday just happened, and it felt like it came so quickly. Getting older, some things are apparent such as needing to nap during the day and eating a lot less than when I was in my twenties or early thirties. I do feel wiser but still have a lot to learn. There are still goals that I want to achieve such as having children, owning a house, and of course, becoming a successful author. Even after those goals are reached, I will most likely have more goals after that.

I am once again at the editing stage of one of my works, The Land of the Wooden Statues. I was told the it was originally too short, which I agreed with once I re-read it. I added some chapters, and it went from 50,000 words to 72,000 words. The editing process is very tedious, and not exactly the glamourous ideal of being an author. It is not getting this muse and being strongly inspired to write, but grinding through, being disciplined, and writing when I do not want to.

On top of everything, I write even though I have a full-time job. I do stop and wonder what it would be like just to write novels as a career. Right now, there are no deadlines, and I admittedly have not written for hours on end, so it would be an even more disciplined and high-pressure situation. Nonetheless, I still want to get to that point.