Author in St. Petersburg

De: Jerry Banfield

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

If you’ve ever wondered what it really feels like to be an author—not years later, when the story is polished, but in the moment, with all the doubts and breakthroughs still fresh—this book will show you.

Author in St. Petersburg is the candid diary of what happened after I walked away from more than a decade of chasing online fame as a YouTuber and content creator. Instead of grinding for views, likes, and algorithms, I began writing every day—documenting the real details of my life in St. Petersburg, Florida, just days after deleting my social media accounts and declaring myself no longer a creator, but an author.

Inside these pages, you’ll follow me through both ordinary and extraordinary moments: tennis matches in the Florida heat, AA meetings, Ikea trips with my wife, parenting challenges, car repairs, and raw reflections on food, sex, health, and money. You’ll also see me wrestle with big decisions—like whether to enroll in massage school—and watch ideas evolve in real time as I rebuild my life and career from the ground up.

This isn’t theory. It isn’t hindsight. It’s lived experience, written down as it happened. Some days I’m full of doubt, other days overflowing with clarity—and most days, I’m somewhere in between. That unpredictability is what makes it real.

What you’ll find in these pages:

• Honest reflections on marriage, parenting, addiction recovery, and personal transformation
• The messy process of creating a sustainable writing workflow after years of instability online
• Lessons hidden in everyday life—tennis games, yoga classes, even waiting at the car dealership
• A candid look at both the struggles and joys of starting over at forty-one

I don’t preach, and I don’t polish away imperfections. My teaching is my life itself. By sharing openly about my mistakes, doubts, and daily victories, I hope to inspire you to reflect on your own path—and maybe even start documenting your story too.

This book isn’t for everyone. If you want a polished narrative, a formula for success, or sanitized stories, you won’t find that here. But if you’ve ever wished you could read a friend’s private journal—uncensored, vulnerable, and direct—you’ll feel at home in these pages.

Books outlast platforms, views, and fleeting trends. One copy can be read by a hundred people. That permanence is why I chose this path. Author in St. Petersburg is the first of my diary books. My next—I Was Famous on the Internet—dives into the rise and collapse of my online career. Together, they form the beginning of a new chapter: one focused not on chasing attention, but on creating something timeless.

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if I started over? What if I lived differently?”—this book shows you one way it can be done.

👉 Buy Author in St. Petersburg now and step into the raw, unpolished truth of transformation.