If "Publishing a book is like being pregnant...", I'm in postpartum depression. #AmWriting

I posted a blog not long ago... "Publishing a book is like being pregnant. By the end, you're just ready to get that baby out!"  

But now I'm wondering... If that's true, which I truly think it is--after all, I've delivered two babies and ten books, so I know the pain of both--I swear I'm in postpartum depression. Really, and it's not because I have a lack of books to write. In fact, it's just the opposite. 

I have a half-written prequel.

I've started book three in the Creatus Series.

I have a chapter and tons of notes on book six in the Southern Suspense Series.

And...I have a new adult romance written, only awaiting editing. 

I wrote it three years ago, but have been so busy publishing and writing follow-up novels my wonderful avid-reading friends have requested that I haven't had the time.

So, as I sat around last night, wallowing in my depressed mood--which is actually rare for me, I'm not usually a wallower (is that even a word)--I actually started another book. Yes, you heard me correctly. I have no less than ten things on my plate, and before I knew it, I had a thousand words typed out in a new series that has been chomping at the back of my brain.

What on earth is wrong with me, I thought, and then I realized... I love being pregnant. Not really pregnant--I hate being physically pregnant--but, I LOVE to write. It doesn't matter if I get a few bad reviews or if a large publisher never picks me up; I simply LOVE to write! And more than writing, I love to be read. I know there are a lot of snobby people out in the world, but I assure you, I'm not one of them. If you tell me you enjoyed my book and follow me on Twitter, you're my new best friend. If I had a tail, I'd be wagging it. I simply love making readers happy with my words. 

So, after all this, I think I've resolved my question of why I have PPD? I crave the story... I crave that feeling when I finish a book and send it off to my beta readers, whom I hear from almost immediately, which satisfies my thirst for a while. So, I'm anxious to get back to work and pen another book, so I'll get my fix. Or--and this would be awesome--if you've read and enjoyed my books, please write a review. I promise you I'll read it. Unlike some authors, I read every one of them--good and bad, though I prefer the happy folks--it's how I grow and how I know what you want next.

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