Motivation lost and gained

I have been missing in action from the web for sometime, and I would like to send a formal apology to everyone and anyone looking for me. I lost my motivation, I was in a sea of trying to figure out what to write, what my next goal is going to be, essentially I wrote a book, and sent it out and got published on my first try, and wow it was amazing but when you set a goal and achieve it where do you go next? I was at a lost, happy and yet confused. So I needed sometime to find motivation to keep writing and to organize and plan my next step. So here I am back in the game! I have a new set of goals for myself this year and the next and I have a grasp on how to approach success and not be afraid. I have been a complete idiot when it comes to promotions and accepting myself as a writer, I have literally been ashamed of my own success, afraid of it, well I'm done with that and it's time to be shameless! Right now I am currently working on three short stories, some things I'm trying to get published before the second book in the Jonah and Zara series is finished. I'm thinking of posting some free reads at my website if anyone reads this and thinks it's a good idea leave me some feed back. So in short when you work hard and success comes, enjoy it, don't feel guilty, you deserve it, and then dig deep and climb higher because your ready for more. I think a quote from Yo GabaGaba sums this up nicely "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay you don't have to be afraid, don't be afraid it's okay...." and in conclusion "there's a party in my tummy, so yummy, so yummy" This is R.Tezak checking in and watching too many reruns of children's shows:) Peace