Hi guys!
I've been on a bit of a hiatus the last few weeks trying to work up the courage to self-publish my first fiction piece on Kindle/Nook, which resulted in not putting out any check ins. I have not published yet, but I am this close <holding up pointer finger and thumb about an inch apart>.
The first story I am choosing to publish is The Reservoir: The Tagordian League #1. See my Project tab for the blurb. This is a very tame (read no explicit content) urban fantasy short story. It received an honorable mention in the Writers of the Future contest last year.
As you can see, I have the cover. The formatting is done except for the front and back matter. That was one of many things I didn't think about until the eleventh hour. As I continue on, there are more and more little things that I'm learning I need to do. For example: you know that "don't steal my shit or you'll go to jail" section at the beginning of a book? I have learned that it is not a standardized statement. Authors write their own. This is also true for the "I promise I didn't base this on real life" section.
So, I am working on the wording of those sections. I also need to edit a shorter author blurb that will be my go-to for all my works. There are still many questions I have that I won't find the answers to until I set up my accounts with the retailers. And, I'm anticipating a whole other round of resistance while I am trying to get those set up.
All of this has been a trial in pushing through my own insecurities and making myself do this. It has been a long, excruciatingly, embarrassingly slow process. I'm always especially aware of that when I'm giving my family updates on my progress. I don't have any excuse as to what is taking me so damn long other than I have a hard time making myself work on the stuff. Do I want to do this? Yes. Do I get frustrated with myself? Absolutely. Have I had an ah-ha moment and Rambo-ed through? Nope. Sure haven't. I'm sure there is all kinds of tricky, subconscious, psychological crap going on that I'm not qualified to diagnose. But, this is where I'm at.
Long story short. After months and months of getting around to it, I am publishing my first fiction short story by April 8th come hell or high water. Watch my social media for the announcement.
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