Emma NewmanMar 29, 2023

Okay, I am a mess. I admit it. I am beyond nervous about the fact that my first self-pubbed thing is coming out tomorrow. I've had 10 novels and 2 novellas published traditionally, and each launch was nerve wracking as hell, but releasing this upcoming self-pubbed Planetfall stories collection feels ten million times more scary.

Please send hugs and puppies and maybe cake? Definitely tea. Lots of tea.

Show threadEmma NewmanMar 29, 2023
I'm trying to unpack this terror, and I think it really comes down to two things: 1) have I screwed something up? 2) Will people like the stories. The latter is exactly the same fear as will all previously published stuff. But the former... urgh, that's awful. I am terrified that the audio files that sounded great on my computer and passed QC checks will sound like spanners in a cement mixer.
Show threadEmma NewmanMar 29, 2023
What if the the ebook files which seemed all present and correct behind the scenes turn out to just be 170 pages of 'All work and no play makes Em a total disaster' over and over again? Or just ST:TNG quotes. That wouldn't be as bad. But still not what I want!
Show threadEmma Newman

What would my Space Dad say? (That's Captain Picard btw.) Hmmm. "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose."

Wow. Thanks brain. Thanks for picking that one to throw at me. Brilliant.

Mar 29, 2023 at 11:19amWeb
Show threadTim ClareMar 29, 2023
@emmanewman I'm sorry it's feeling so stressful. Congratulations on what is a really big achievement & has obviously required a lot of courage on your part as well as all the craft & effort.