[November 12th 2017]
On April 16, 2017 I began writing this blog. When I started writing it, I was tentative and afraid. I didn’t know if I was a good enough writer to pen a weekly blog and I didn’t know if I had enough to talk about. Looking back on my entries now it seems that my fears were unnecessary. During this eight-month period I discovered that I could at least tell an interesting story and that I indeed had lots of stuff that I needed to share.
My blogs have been very cathartic for me. Though my intention in writing them was to allow you the chance to get to know me better I never anticipated that writing them would bring me to a better understanding of myself. I guess you never really know how you feel about an issue until you sit down and write about it, and I have to admit that the discoveries that I have made about myself throughout this process have been an absolute gift.
Although I would like to continue sharing my personal stories with you through my blog, the reality is that I need to switch my focus and concentrate on publishing my graphic novel. I have recently taken some steps toward that goal, and I will now be taking the time I normally use to write blog posts to prep my book for publishing as well as organizing a crowd-funding campaign.
Within the next month I hope to have some exciting news to share with you. Until then I need to switch gears and concentrate on the next phase of this project. I will still use the blog as a way of communicating my progress and as a way of keeping everyone in the loop.
Thank you so much for your support so far. It has meant the world to me.
Sincerely,
Mark