Congratulations! :)
Because fiction is something very intimate, it comes from that tiny part of you that still dares to dream and run wild and it's frightening to share it with others because who knows when they might laugh at you, or even worse, at your writing.
I feel that exactly! a fair bit of my own fiction is semi-truth wrapped up in a bubble of imagination, and it's hard to share sometimes because it's so personal and if someone were to laugh at it or raise their nose at it... -heartbroken-, haha.
Because when I joined this lovely community, I was writing, but I wasn't writing much. I used to get lost in a story and eventually, I would lose interest, I would doubt myself and I would abandon the story. Or I would force myself to finish it, but without much heart.And this too! I'm going through that too... I think a lot of us writers do. I find it wonderful when I see that others go through the exact same thing and I realise it's "just what we creatives do!" :D
Anyway, thank you for sharing your success with us! :) So much congratulations! You inspire me to continue working on my own work and just get the thing out there.
Thank you! yes, there are a lot of challenges I like to think even the greatest writers go through constantly. I guess we just have to power through :D