Does anybody struggle when actually PUBLISHING your works?
So i have this love-work of a book i've been conceptualizing since 2022 and writing since 2024. I finished around mid 2025 and after revisions and reviews from my friends, it has currently 466 pages, and 220196 words. I dont know if you guys think it's too long, but considering i'm wanting to make a whole 5 book saga on this universe, its a lot.
My friends also suggested me to do a short prequel of a relevant character, ive also done it, and it now has 191 pages and 99760 words. After that, i got inspirations for a PREQUEL SERIES SEQUENCE, and the current draft has 44 pages and 21993 words.
Every now and then the glimpses of creativity come to my mind from the havens above regarding the second book on the main series, and i'm basically forced to write it on, so the drafts for the seccond book now has 75 pages and 38027 words.
This universe is really a passion of mine, and besides some of my close friends, i hadn't shared with anyone. The thing is i LOVE writing this universe, i love polishing it, and i love reviewing it, making it better and expanding it. But i haven't done any work yet to actually publish it, not even the first one that's ready. I just write and write and write a history that i love so much but will probably just stay in my circle if i don't do something. Just wanted to know if anyone else struggles with this.