Better Late Than Later

About 12 years ago, give or take a year or so, I was reviewing books for an independent website out of Texas. I loved it, even when I didn't like the book. I am opinionated, love to read, like to write. It was fun. It didn't pay; I did it for the enjoyment. My now ex-husband did not enjoy it. He didn't actually care about the reviews I was writing, never read them for that matter. He was bothered by the amount of time I spent reading. I was still in my twenties, and instead of standing up for what I wanted to do with my free time, I just stopped.

Just before this I had had a review picked up by Reuters, which the website I reviewed for told me was a BIG DEAL. It was exciting to see my name on a news site, and to read comments on my review. An independent publisher had used another review on the back cover of the author's book when it went to print. It was maybe the start of something bigger, but I folded to someone else's desires.

Last year I started a blog to track and review the books I read for the PopSugar and Around the Year in 52 books challenges. I made it a few weeks, maybe a month, and then felt guilty about it and quit.

Now I am 40. I've decided it's now or never. I stick with it this year and see what happens, or I just leave it be instead of coming back to the idea now and then. I really want to do reviews but then coming up with lots of reasons not to. So this is my upcoming year of no excuses. Read the book, write the review, do the laundry later.

Wish me luck (and give me any feedback you think I need to hear along the way)!

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