Anxiety about book publishing

This is me at some point last year, using my girlfriend’s laptop (which was later stolen by a thief on the streets) to sort out the logistics of my book release.

So yeah — I’m anxious. I think it’s important to be honest about these things. I’m nervous to release my first solo book. Why?

I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was really young, before I think I was even conscious (I like to say I gained consciousness in my late teens) — so the thought of actually reaching the point that I publish my book has always been exactly that: a thought. A dream. An aspiration. I’ve…