you mean people don't go into publishing books to make money no just

let all the riches just rain down no no it's i mean there is money to be had out there and there are people that do it very very effectively but i think at its core In order to maintain a career in writing and I burned myself out multiple times in big ways since 2015 when I first published my book, I've had a couple of sort of real big burnouts I've really tried to learn from, which is where some of this speaks from.

If you know your why, you're able to weather the storm on harder days.

And for most people, especially when you're starting out, a book can take years for some people.

Obviously, there are people doing rapid release.

They've been in it a while.

Some people can write a book in a week, in a month, whatever.

There's no shortage of content.

But what's the most important lesson you've learned recently, do you think?

It comes back to... writing what it is that you love.

Again, I think that is a real lesson.

I have hit that point of, so I've got, it's actually a book launch today, which the title is a little bit rude, so I won't say it live on air, but it's about a cockerel.

So you can imagine what the title is.

And it is a weird book, but it was incredibly fun to write.

And I think for me, I achieved a level of writing a book that was difficult for me, but also showed what I'm capable of.

Tell us a little bit about how you've connected with horror readers in that genre.