Thoughts on Self-Publishing, Writing and Future Projects

I've now published one short young adult novelette and two longer novels on Amazon. They have all sold to family and friends and to people that I have never met who have found them on Amazon. I'm now officially part of the self-publishing world.

It's not an easy or quick road to have people read and recognize your work, but I have subscribed to a theory about self-publishing that I read recently. It presented the idea that the best way to establish yourself as a self-published writer is to first of all write a lot, which I'm doing. I'm spending about 4-10 hours per day on it. I have worked extremely hard over the past year and a half and have learned a great deal.

The people who have read my books have liked them and have been able to see both my growth as a writer over the course of reading them and have enjoyed them. Also, in the article that I read, it spoke of publishing and creating a body of work that would give people the chance to find something that they can relate to and enjoy out of what I write, which in turn would encourage them to look at my other works. It's also important to continue to get training and improve as a writer and enter contests and seek out an agent. Above all else, it's critical not to get discouraged or think that becoming an author will happen overnight.

For the future, I would like to write more poetry and possibly put together a book during the next few months. I'm thinking about a title for that and a theme. Also, I have three books planned. Two of them are sequels to Rooms and Beatrice, which will be great fun to write. The third is a brand new book, which I'm very excited about. It will entail a lot of research and will be another modern adult fantasy that will be a take off from an older, famous historical fantasy character.

I also want to share with you how I'm doing and feeling through this process. I've had great highs and have also felt down at times. It's an exciting and very difficult process. I know the stories that I'm telling are good stories, and I know that my writing is getting better each day. The encouragement that I've had is from people who I respect as readers who have seen my progress and have really enjoyed the stories and what I've attempted to communicate with each of the books that I've written. Also, it has been wonderful to see how my blog has been so well read throughout the world. I have a lot of hits each month from people who have visited from many different countries and continents.

This blog documents my life as a writer, and I hope that you are enjoying it. I want you to know what this is like, and I want to share my work with you. If you have any comments, suggestions or questions, please don't hesitate to let me know.

And...if you haven't yet, please check out my three books on the right side of this blog and the links below each. You can also see and purchase them on Amazon by clicking on the cover of each of the books.