Is It Normal To Question The Path That You’ve Chosen to Take?

It is not just normal to question the path, but necessary.

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At the start of the pandemic in 2020, I had an opportunity present itself to me.

I was in the position to pursue the path I most desired to take.

That was writing full-time. This excited me. So, I redoubled my efforts. That led to me publishing 3 books in 2020.

An idea sparked a new direction for my writing. Rather than writing by the seat of my pants (i.e., writing as a Pantser), I did a bunch of worldbuilding. I also created an outline, even going so far as to break down the chapters in each book (i.e., writing as a Planner). That which I had long feared would interfere with my creativity increased it.

Thus, by the end of 2021, I had written and published 6 more books.

I continued to plot, plan, and write more books. I completed one series by planning the final book, plotted out 4 more books for an existing series, and 6 books for a new series. Then I proceeded to start writing them.

Despite having a total of a dozen sci-fi, fantasy, and Steampunk novels self-published — sales have been less than I’d desired. A lot less. As in, I realized that I’ve spent more on editing and book covers than…