For her #AuthorApril23 challenge, Maria Hankenman asked: What is your pie in the sky author dream?

“I am a New York Times-bestselling author.”

This is the affirmation I write in every notebook I have. The first time I wrote it, I was still writing in notebooks – no book plan, no concept, no characters. Now, I have a self-published book with another on the way. It’s a whole lot easier to believe I am (aka will be!) a New York Times-bestselling author.