As 2020 ends I have an urge to look back, write, and put it all in perspective. While I’d like to wax poetically about it, it’s a daunting task for any writer or big-thinker. Many will try.
We’ve all been through so much. COVID-19 of course, shutdowns, quarantines, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, heat waves, racial strife, a contentious election, and social isolation. Where would you begin? What a year to remember or forget!
Instead, I’d like to focus on being a first-time author during a pandemic.
A year ago in December, I launched my first published book, DEFY THE IMMEDIATE, A Journey of Failure, Perseverance and Success, which I termed a “motivational memoir” on overcoming obstacles and challenges, where I shared my life experiences; both good and bad.
I hosted a great launch party in my hometown, sold many books that evening, and had high hopes for a successful and profitable year, speaking, selling and signing books. Little did I know how apropos the title would become, as nearly all of us spent the year “Defying the Immediate.”