Into the Fire

For those of us authors who don't happen to be bestsellers, we definitely go through the "Monday Musings." 

I didn't pick the romance/love story genre nor did I pick Christian Fiction. "They" picked me. Before the Lord rescued me, I went through some serious years of – for genuine lack of a better word – rebellion. Suffice it to say, I lived a lifestyle for a while which wasn't the best. And it wasn't what I truly wanted, but I was essentially trying it out because in the big picture I was unhappy. In hindsight it was because I was lost. Having said that, I know life from both perspectives: without Jesus and with Jesus. 

And, no, knowing Jesus didn't cause me to be instantaneously "perfect," but through Him, I learned how to be better. As much effort as I put into it, I got more than anything the world could offer or match. 

He's the One who told me to write my first novel. He's the One who sustains me and gives me stories. Those stories are filled with the contrasts of "lost and saved." Realistically. 

So. There are literally millions of romance novels and love stories of all kinds in the reading world. How does one author build an audience for enough readers to sustain that audience? Especially when this author is a terrible marketer. And then I ask myself: Am I the only one who loves my writing? And should I even say that? The reason I love it is because it's the kind of romance/love stories I want to read. There are very few of them in this genre in Christain Fiction. Which is why I primarily read thrillers/mystery/suspense.  

Just my Monday Musings . . . 

Father, you know me. You know my every thought and whim. You know my every need. You are the One who sustains me. Thank you is never enough. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.