December for most people is a time for reflection, and this year more than ever has given me a time to think of where I was last year.
If you read my last blog post, I’d already mentioned celebration, and COVID has certainly provided a memento of celebration, albeit differently.
But first let me tell you where I was this time last year;
I published my first blog post
I finished my menus and glossary for my books
I created a file to upload onto Draft 2 Digital, a platform for ebook publishing and distribution
I had artwork back from my book cover designer, the amazing Mita Gohel
It has been quite a year. My journey from wanting to tell my story to finally building the courage to write it down, send it to people who read it, who asked questions, helped hone it. Then sending it into the world for all to read it or not. Self-publishing has been tough. I’ve joined groups where authors have hit the best-seller list on launch day. I even found out that one debut author’s husband sent everyone in his firm, free copies of his wife’s book.
A few of my ardent supporters brought my books and left reviews, one of my nearest and dearest commented, “ all these reviews are from friends, they don’t count.”
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