When being a writer meant exactly that...

There are some days when I sit at the computer after the kids go to school and I wish that I could travel back in time about a year and a half.  My routine then (if I didn't have a dog to groom) was get the boys on the bus, put Dora on TV for my girl and turn on the laptop.  I then would get straight to writing, getting lost in Quelondain and my characters.  That was it.  That's when I was naive enough to think that being a writer meant that you only had to write.

Boy, was I in for a shock.  Everything changed the day I got the phone call from Ray at Baico Publishing.  He loved "Crossover" and wanted to go with it.  Awesome!

"Now," he told me, "what you need to do is get your book out there."

"Pardon?"  I'm a very shy person and the thought of having to do any kind of advertising made me feel like throwing up.

"Well, you know… talk to newspapers, do some book readings, that type of thing…"

"Pardon?"

So I took a few weeks to think about it.  Did I want to do this?  Did I think I could handle being a writer if being an author meant I had to do more than just write stories…

I guess you all know the answer to that. :D

With book two out and book three due to launch on December 1st of this year, I've gone full steam ahead with this author business.  I've got paperbacks, ebooks, and blogs on the go.  I'm talking to reporters and doing readings and signings. 

AND I'M LOVING IT! 

Yep.  I love the networking and meeting other writers and people in the writing and publishing industries. 

Of course, this means I've had to spend exponential amounts of time advertising and the such to try and make my books known.  Are they known yet? I'm not sure… but I'll let you know in a few months. I'd like to think they're getting out there… otherwise, why am I spending all this time blogging and tweeting when I could just be writing?

So… remember when being a writer meant you got to sit at the computer and write?  :)  I do.  I won't lie, sometimes I miss it, but I will say that I'm glad it isn't just that that makes me a writer… otherwise I would never have met some of the great people I've had the pleasure to meet in my endevours to become a known author.

To all of you who have helped or followed me along my journey, thank you.  You're the ones who have make it all worthwhile.

*hugs* and stay safe

:)  Mireille