My Book Goes To Production

Maarten Dalmijn
1 min readApr 16, 2023

I struggle with perfectionism.

Nothing is ever good enough.

I had to learn to be proud, even when I kept noticing all the things that were wrong or could be better.

That's why my book going into production is a big step for me.

Your book going into production means you can't make big changes anymore, and that means anxiety. It's freaking scary for a perfectionist like me. It literally would wake me up at night, because I always believe it can be better.

There's still many things to do, but we're now entering a far more predictable phase of the book (at least so I hope, what do I know as it is my first book).

The title changed. The subtitle is different. And there is also a new cover photo that relates to my childhood.

This is it. I feel proud.

A labor of love and insanity. More than 3 years of working at night and limiting my social interactions (sorry friends!).

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