When I officially decided on becoming a self-published author, launching an author membership was not on my radar.
When I realised other authors and content creators were doing it tho, I felt super excited!
“You mean I can have all of my works compiled in one place and update them as I go?”
“I can explore all the genres and ideas that I want?”
It seemed too good to be true, and my imposter syndrome hit me so hard that I struggled with whether my works were actually good enough to make anyone actually commit monthly!
It was wild, but that’s the thing about being a creative entrepreneur, you’re going to be faced with alot of obstacles, but none are greater than the ones your own mind tries to tell you are true.
Launching this membership has been alot of things.
It’s been liberating to write all that comes to me, immersing myself for hours in either new worlds, or new subjects.
It’s been nerve wracking to upload each chapter, post and audio file to the membership, knowing others will see them and know what I’m trying to express- especially those spicy scenes.
It’s been scary seeing people subscribe and it’s been such a huge relief to realise that it’s all going to be okay, because there are actually tons of people who simply get it.
They subscribe to read my works, enjoy having a plethora of creative content at their fingertips with ease and prefer reading to doom-scrolling and getting those fleeting hits of dopamine over a preferred social media app.
These people inspire me and remind me that when something seems too good to be true….it’s exactly what you deserve.
Through this membership I’ve gotten to not only support my fans with researched lifestyle and personal development advice through my Ashlee Shares guides, but also allowed myself to get vulnerable and articulate my own life experiences including the good, bad and ugly, as well as the journey towards being grounded and successful, in the Ashlee Chronicles and my exclusive audio Collections.
In the midst of all of this, I’ve also gotten to share my creative thoughts in the form of fiction writing, experimenting with plot ideas, writing styles and character development.
I know stories.
I know how to create them, I know how to relate to them and I know how to enjoy them as a reader as well.
I became an expert at this, by allowing myself to keep going, keep trying.
And this is what I’m offering with my exclusive content membership!
You’ll get access to my completed fictional works, my creative non-fiction works, my guides and of course my exclusive podcast episodes.
You’ll also get access to my work in progress (WIPs) and sometimes I’ll share my concept ideas for new works depending on the chosen Tier.
I value my fans and the kind of connection I have with each of you. In this way I’m so happy to continue sharing my works with you, because I know you love it.
As always, you’re more than welcome to choose the tier that calls to you and enjoy the available content there!
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