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This sitting around too much following surgery is frustrating. The first dressing has been replaced leaving only a small dressing over the belly-button. The stitches come out on Thursday. All indications are that all is progressing very well. I am eating right, avoiding lifting, and doing all the right things to help with the 4 to 6 weeks of recovery. Yet, that isn\u2019t enough for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My thoughts are jumping all over the place, rarely landing on one thought long enough for some reflection. I am continuing my meditation practice, getting outside to meditate while nude, in a corner of the yard where the morning sunshine collects. It was calming and I didn\u2019t mind the 10 degree Celsius temperature in the least. Unlike yesterday, the wind has stopped howling and is now just a gentle breeze. I will likely go for a naturist hike at some point today. Until then, I will try and regain enough focus to do some more work on my assorted writing projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talking about writing, with my mood I am wondering if I am a good writer and author. Yes, I sell books at book-signing events, but that could be more about being a better salesman than an author. I don\u2019t sell many eBooks, which might be a better indicator of my writing. It\u2019s not that I am a terrible writer, at least in my opinion, but am I writing books that are worth the time and money being spent by others who read books? Naturally, I can\u2019t honestly answer my own questions as I don\u2019t have any objective distance from my works. My books don\u2019t get many reviews, so that becomes less useful in determining the quality of my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, my mood isn\u2019t something to worry about as I will continue to write, actually I must continue to write according to that inner voice. What is does signify is there is a need to get honest evaluations of my work from others who have objective distance \u2013 family, friends and neighbours can\u2019t give me that objective distance. Should I take my work to the professional route of traditional publishing in order to get realistic evaluations of my books? There is a voice within that wants to be ego-gratified with being published by a major [or even minor] publishing house. Only then could I qualify for all sorts of literary prizes. However, does my ego need this? I don\u2019t need the money, so why would I go this route and delay the publication of future books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can see, my mind is giving me \u201cstatic.\u201d I have written three books of poetry and three novels with the naturist community in mind, yet it is the textile community who buy my books [with a few exceptions]. The naturist community would read my books if they were free \u2026 maybe. I somehow get the feeling that many readers in the naturist community who are voracious readers of books, somehow feel that \u201cnaturist\u201d books are not real literature so not worth spending money to purchase. Too many questions, too many ifs. It\u2019s time to go and have a coffee outside in the sunshine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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