I've never attented any writing classes... But writing fiction stories was something I love to do. Since 2010, I've been writing off and on. When one of my friends told me about Amazons Kindle Direct Publishing, I was skeptical at first. I thought the only way to have a book out, was to submit my novel to an agent or a big publishing house. Wish I knew they would reject my novel. Do to there are so many other writers out there way better than me... An agent was out of the question. Being the aspiring author I was. After speaking with my friend I went for it. Amazon has allowed me the freedom to write what ever I want to! "Self-publishing." Wow...what a beautiful and amazing thing.
My first self-published Kindle release, "The Woman in The Black Cloak," didn't do as well as I hoped it would. It got off to a slow start. That was due to me, not marketing the book, in a way that it should have been done. I didn't have the money to hire professional proofreads or editors to go though my novel. For my covers, my daughter Sahara Coleman designed them. On day, I'll get the chance to use a professional cover artist. My daughter and I handle all the marketing via amazon author page, my website and social media. My new release Richard Bellerose LEPHYSIOTHE RAPEUTE (The Physical Therapist) will be released in May.
Thank you for the inspiration have my novel out there collecting dust so I will follow your lead and look forward to supporting you as well. Check out my blogs on dgatheright.org.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing you have a novel. Persevere in your career as an author. Wishing you the best with your novel. I will Check out your blog!
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