I didn’t want to speak to anybody.

The crowdfunding campaign I set up to publish my first book had failed and failed miserably. My goal was to raise $3,000 and on the last day that people were allowed to donate, I had only raised 300.

It felt like someone had reached into my chest and squeezed my heart till it burst. Releasing my book was a dream I had since I wrote my first book at eight years old. With the crowdfunding not working out, I couldn’t see how that dream would become real.

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