Thank You
💌: This second photo is from May 2025, I was creating book 5, and holding my first editions of 1-3 and 4. The third photo is from November 2025 when I took a screenshot of the first time I saw a sale come in on my share & sell page through IngramSpark (so thankful for this 🥰).
When I started working on my first book I remember my love for telling stories and admiration for fiction being the driving force behind working on each step the process took. I’ve lost count of how much time I’ve put into making this so far. Every second has been time well spent and that I won’t ever regret, even when I have reached significant burn out, and painfully strained my body too much from overworking.
When I was younger I had a lot of doubt due to being attacked by others, even the way I was hard on myself, I struggled mentally and had different health problems from stress and depression. Doubt was like a disease that was corroding away at my spirit and making me want to disappear. Memories of conflicts, insults from others, and more felt like they would be the end of me.
I remember when starting I told myself a point in what I was doing was to create something even only one other person could also find enjoyment in. Yet when I was at my lowest, seeing one sale in this way would be something I might’ve used as an excuse to go into hiding and tell myself I failed, but I see the blessing that it is. I see the value in reaching one person, like how I was once reached.
I always wanted to create a fictional world, and when I had the dream for this one, I knew I wanted to write it down. I had to venture into the unknown and it was worth it. Doing so helped me love myself and create a life I can fully enjoy.
I still love escaping reality, and I hope my world offers that to those who do too, but I now can say that making this world helped me see the light in our reality that I didn’t before.
The work is a gift that keeps giving me a reason to be filled with passion and excitement. Having the resources, time, support system, and more is a gift. Each day is a gift. Even on the worst ones, there is hope, and more days to look forward to. Thank you for reading this. ⚡️💙🌌 Daze
(My previous online store changed into a new website on 5/28/25; Share & Sell links were activated for my books through IngramSpark on 10/15&28/25 [the other 4 images are on the About page in my slideshow gallery])
