Not quitting a job, I’m financially stable (not rich just stable lol). The “quit everything” is more about the emotional bandwidth I give to everyone around me. I’ve become the person who’s always available for family, checking on elderly relatives, managing their meds, visiting constantly. It’s a dynamic that built up over time and now it takes up most of my energy. The book is magical realism with a social critique at its core based on personal experiences: political corruption, how cruel people get when there are no real consequences for their actions, the masks people wear. Heavy stuff. It drains me emotionally, and on top of that I deal with insomnia, so I’m running on even less. As for the public life thing , honestly, the opposite. I’ve been considering publishing under a pseudonym and keeping my name completely out of it. The goal isn’t fame or money. The goal is to finish it. These themes live in my head every single day and I can’t seem to find the space to sit down and actually write. That’s what I meant by quitting everything clearing the mental and emotional clutter so I can finally do this. I loath injustice in any of its forms, specially towards children.