My Hiatus Is Over

The few of you who consistently visit my site and read this blog may have noticed that I have taken a hiatus. Over the past few months, I silenced my bookish socials and stopped posting blog posts for one reason: I was tired. 

I burnt myself out over the course of three years. For so long, I was posting four times a day to my BlueSky, X, and Threads accounts, with a grid and story post on TikTok and Instagram as well. That, coupled with the search for local indie author events and publishing monthly blog posts, admittedly took its toll. Especially because a lot of it felt fruitless in the end. 

But that’s a generalization. It’s not entirely truthful to say that nothing came from those efforts. I connected with other writers across the world on my social pages and at events. I had a few viral moments and even got two likes from Brittany Broski. However, my first and primary goal from all of these efforts was to boost the visibility of my books, and in that, I mostly failed. 

Reevaluating

To begin with, I was at a disadvantage. I did not have the splashy and exciting romantasy books that casual readers will clamor for. It was always going to be a struggle to turn attention into sales when I didn’t have a reputable publishing house behind me. But I tried. I really did. 

This is not to say that I’m done trying altogether. I just really needed a break to regroup and recharge. Of course, I wasn’t entirely idle during that time. I worked on a new project throughout the end of last year and into the beginning of 2026. After my unsuccessful round of queries in the fall of 2025, I am hesitant to put my work out there again, but I’m going to give it a go while being more gentle to myself this time around.

I won’t be holding myself to my strict cadence for posts, and I consider my expectations overall sufficiently humbled. But what am I going to do, stop writing? I think that defeats the whole point of everything.

I’ll keep writing and posting and trying. So thank you to those who stop to listen in the meantime.