You've already won. You put yourself out there. You expressed yourself, well.
If getting the approval from others is more the goal than self expression, you might want to look at what you really want from your writing. If it's to make money, that's cool as we all need to do the same. Of course it's the best of both worlds when you can combine them but it's not a requirement for satisfaction unless you say it is. Your experience of satisfaction is always in your court and not out there.
Yeah i hear you about memoir being a hard sell. Im there with you too. Good luck!
You've already won. You put yourself out there. You expressed yourself, well.
If getting the approval from others is more the goal than self expression, you might want to look at what you really want from your writing. If it's to make money, that's cool as we all need to do the same. Of course it's the best of both worlds when you can combine them but it's not a requirement for satisfaction unless you say it is. Your experience of satisfaction is always in your court and not out there.
Awesome Chelsea! Congratulations!