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What if I can't get Bee Scared Season™️ prepared in time for Halloween?
The stories are DONE. The ideas are there. The books exist.
It's the everything else that's starting to feel like a lot and I'm sitting here wondering if I was wrong for thinking I could pull all of this off.
I don't like disappointing people. Honestly, I hate it. And the thought of saying, “I couldn't do it” makes me feel like I've let people down.
But here's the part I'm struggling with...
I'm already disappointed in myself.
I wanted this season to be special. I had a vision for it. I wanted to give you something fun to look forward to, and now I'm trying to figure out whether I need to push through, change the plan, or give myself permission to move the goalpost.
Life has been A LOT.
And sometimes being an independent author means you're the writer, editor, publisher, marketer, designer, customer service department, social media manager, and entire damn production team. 😂😭
So I'm asking myself:
Do I keep pushing because I said I would?
Do I simplify the launch?
Or do I give myself permission to say, “This needs more time”?
I don't have the answer yet.
I just know that the books aren't going anywhere.
And maybe that's what I need to remember.
I can be disappointed without being a failure.
I can change the timeline without abandoning the dream.
And I can care about the people waiting for my stories while still admitting that I'm tired.
So... that's where I am this morning.
If you've ever had to choose between the deadline you promised yourself and the reality of what life was asking from you, tell me...
What did you do? 🐝💛