Not being able to continue to produce books to put into readers' hands, especially those who enjoy my books and look forward to the next one. THAT scares me. I was narrowly close to not being able to pay my editor for my book coming out next month. I had to take money out of personal assets to pay for editing, and will need to pay it back. Luckily, I was able to do that.
I always said that as long as I make enough money to pay for the expenses of the next book, I'll keep writing. Well . . . that's no longer happening. The economy sucks. People don't want to shell out money for books they can check out at the library, or people tell me their reading list is so long they simply can't buy another book. I understand. Truly, I do. I have a tight budget and a long list of books I want to read. But on the flip side, this is my business I'm fighting for. I want to keep writing. I want to keep publishing my books. I'll do whatever it takes to continue to do it! Ultimately, I'd like to do this full-time, although most authors are not in it for the income.
I have so many ideas for books I want to write.
So, that scares me the most. Not being able to continue writing books and publish them.