I Finally Published My Kindle Vella, and It Made Me Miss Medium
No, I am not kissing butt, nor am I trying to promote my Vella.
Finally deciding to put a story out there somewhere else besides Medium was a big step for me. I have found comfort here in being able to express myself but never felt like I was being judged.
My Experience With Vella
It was a lot easier to publish with Kindle Vella than I thought. There was no formatting or downloading your manuscript in the right sizes.
You simply copy and paste, upload, or you can choose to spit out your episode right there on the page. Choosing a graphic to represent my work was semi-daunting, but nothing I couldn't handle.
I would say the hardest part for me personally, was your blurb. The short room for a description of your story was barely enough to throw out a few details, much less capture the attention of your audience, I am still reaching out for people's opinions or feedback on my description… to no avail.
Why I Missed Medium?
There was no support group, no avid readers that would read and clap simply because they knew you would return the favor.
My anxiety was high and drove me to realize, I didn’t know an audience besides my Medium Audience. I edited, I took out sarcasm and subtle hints, mostly because I didn't think anyone would get it.
My title is sarcasm, “A Completely Fictional Series Of Events”, about a mother in pre-apocalyptic times trying to raise decent human beings. By The Un-Traditional Mother….
You get it, but even with a higher word count for my description, I am not sure others will.
What I Am Really Saying
I didn’t miss Medium so much, as I missed the people on it. The confidence in knowing that if a tiny human that ravages my house happens to interrupt my article, a kind editor or reader will promptly point out my shortcomings.
Yes, we all know that the trolls exist, but I don’t take them personally. The lovely Christian that tells me that my alien conspiracy theories are highly unlikely because God did not create them in the bible, has no effect on my self-confidence.
I missed you, the readers that know that a good majority that what I spit out of my mouth has nothing to do with the world news or politics. The ones that clap for the humor just as much as they clap for the heartbreak.
Now It’s Just Out There…
With no backup, no amazing group that I can go to and ask for advice. Most Vella groups I have found are simple groups for advertising or bragging. So I let it float out in the world, and come back to my safety zone to remind you that there are other options out there.
Yes, it's odd and scary. It may get no views and my 2 posts a week may go unread, but I will never know if I don’t try.
I appreciate you..
and I don't say it enough! I am glad to know that my friends are here to listen to me complain. I am glad that maybe one other person out there is going through the same thing or is waiting for the chance to do it and feels nervous!
You Got This!
And I thank you Medium for being the home to my rants and ravings, and housing all the people that bring me the confidence to keep going to begin with.





