I read happy discussions of other’s books
wish people would read mine
try to be happy for other’s successes
knowing it’s the right thing to do
I am
yes I celebrate them
the writers who are making it in this hateful self-publishing world
but the ones I truly write for could care less
nothing I write matters they’re too busy being mad
this makes me feel even angrier
more angry with myself for not working harder to do well
knowing I have the same opportunities as anyone else
then telling that voice to go to hell
yes I have that much is true
but nobody is reading
no one reviewing
say they love it but have no proof
sick of the long hours
sweating at the keys
then I wake in the middle of the freaking night
go back to it again while my heart sits in a deep freeze

Patty L. Fletcher – Author and Content Promoter.

About Patty L. Fletcher

Updated November 2024

Patty L. Fletcher is a woman of passion and exploration.

She studies the art of manifestation and is a seeker of knowledge and the wisdom to know what to do with it when it’s learned.

To learn more visit: https://pattysworlds.com/about/

If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, you may have a fresh start from any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.

Mary Pickford