Billy Buttles and the Gravesend Witch published
July 3rd 2008 17:09
Hi,
Man, I have to post more often. I finally heard this week that my self-published book, Billy Buttles and the Gravesend Witch is finally available. The company sent me the proof and I approved it and I now saw it online. I know I self-published, but I can't begin to describe the feeling I got to see something that I wrote in print. First, to hold it in my hands and then to see it on an online store like Amazon or BN.com, it made it official. It is real and my work is out there. Now, I think comes the hard part. I have to promote this thing. I have read different books about doing that and have joined a couple of self-published author's sites for ideas. I have to hit the message boards and create an awareness.
I have begun mentioning it all over the place to friends and in some groups I belong to. I have a very good friend who is a president of a pr company. I have debated getting him to do pr for me. Might want to save that card for another book. We will see. I don't know where to start, but I know that I have to. That is the thing with self-publishing. I realize that I am in charge of doing everything. I have no publishing house to back me. It will be hard, but then I look at that cover with my work in it and know I have to take care of my "baby".
So, I am going to start everything I can and be on the lookout for Billy Buttles and the Gravesend Witch. I appreciate it.
The HD
Man, I have to post more often. I finally heard this week that my self-published book, Billy Buttles and the Gravesend Witch is finally available. The company sent me the proof and I approved it and I now saw it online. I know I self-published, but I can't begin to describe the feeling I got to see something that I wrote in print. First, to hold it in my hands and then to see it on an online store like Amazon or BN.com, it made it official. It is real and my work is out there. Now, I think comes the hard part. I have to promote this thing. I have read different books about doing that and have joined a couple of self-published author's sites for ideas. I have to hit the message boards and create an awareness.
I have begun mentioning it all over the place to friends and in some groups I belong to. I have a very good friend who is a president of a pr company. I have debated getting him to do pr for me. Might want to save that card for another book. We will see. I don't know where to start, but I know that I have to. That is the thing with self-publishing. I realize that I am in charge of doing everything. I have no publishing house to back me. It will be hard, but then I look at that cover with my work in it and know I have to take care of my "baby".
So, I am going to start everything I can and be on the lookout for Billy Buttles and the Gravesend Witch. I appreciate it.
The HD
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