Okay my novel has been printed. The pressing question that I faced was: How do I sell this masterpiece? I knew when I took the self-publishing path I would have to face this laborious task on my own. Another journey in my path to become a successful author. Again I turned to the internet. I wanted to understand the depth and breadth of successful book marketing. I found an excellent article, Book Marketing 101 by Jane Friedman (https://janefriedman.com/book-marketing-101/ ) that…..
So I wrote a novel, boy was I proud of myself for hanging in there. My literary coach (www.GreenleafLiteraryServices.com) assured me the manuscript was ready for prime time. So with great expectations I spent some big bucks and had the book professionally edited (www.FirstEditing.com) . Very smart decision. Although I thought the book was clean it came back with lots of red ink. Excited about getting my book published a little research revealed that authors do not typically go directly…..
I always had a secret desire to write a novel. Then one day the opportunity presented itself. I was flying from Dallas Texas to Seattle Washington on a weekly basis. Four hours in the air going and four hours on the return flight. During the first couple of weeks, of my yearlong consulting assignment, I caught up on pressing work items then I watched a few movies. It didn’t take long before my work was all caught up and I had seen all…..