Did I Just Publish?

I’m going to lie–no wait… I’m _NOT_ going to lie, but I’ve been hesitant about posting a blog here. Yes, as we all know this is my secret blog. Well, my personal one that isn’t linked anywhere. Not sure how secret considering the domain name. I know.

I’M PUBLISHED!

I still can’t believe that I finally took the leap and hit the “publish” button. A part of me is still processing it all, thinking that somehow I’ll wake up to discover this was all a dream. I’m nervous, aware that everything I do can now be tied to a “brand” or more specifically; me. It’s a little frightening, especially for someone so reserved like myself. Heck, I don’t even like taking pictures.

There’s obviously no turning back but somehow I’m failing to hit the next milestone. That is, the next part of this whole publishing thing; selling books!

The marketing is something I studied, reading many books on it but unable to figure out a strategy that would best work for me. Granted, mulling it over and wasting all this time isn’t helping the ratings, but it does prove what many say, “If you build it, they won’t come.” Not when it comes to books.

So, I’ve been thinking, planning, trying to get my ducks in a row for a possible September contest. I plan on having all those reviewers finally post their reviews. And then around the middle of the month start the blog tours. It’s all a little nerve-wracking to say the least. In fact, I may actually be taking a photo soon. SHOCKING! I KNOW! Those damn blog tours are requesting it. Meh.

It’ll be a bit of a challenge to coordinate and pull all this off with a full time job, but it can be done. Others have done it. It’s just a matter of sticking to it. Keep going. All that jazz.

And on top of all this, I have to get the next book ready. Yup, I can feel the panic rising already. But, if all goes well, hopefully I’ll have the next one released before the end of the year.

So, are we ready to do this all over again? 🙂