Exploring the Intersection of Writing, Mental Health and Self-Publishing: Who am I?
Citizen by Descent Written by Kritika Arya Writing is hard. Everyone tells you that when it's your chosen career path. Writing a book is even harder. No one has any qualms with reinforcing that belief. Trying to redraft a book with mental health issues? Good luck, they say. It’s slow and almost impossible. And self-publishing? Forget about it. You need to avoid it like the plague. Did I listen to everyone or anyone? If I had, I wouldn’t need to be writing this blog to market my debut book. So where do I begin? Well, every year, I think to myself, this is the year that I am going to know who I am and love who I am. And every year, I get thrown another curveball. This year’s unexpected event came when I tried to apply for my first voter ID in India. I spent a good 45 minutes filling out the form, running back and forth, fetching details in order to accurately identify myself and it was all going swimmingly well. Until… I reached the end of the application where I ...