A List of Things About Publishing That Excite Me

So, in my last post I shared a list of my fears when it comes to releasing “Forgotten Monsters“. Now I want to share what excites me about releasing the book (because a lot of things excite me!).

I’m releasing a book. Wow. I’m actually doing something that I only dreamed of doing before. Now, I’m nervous about it all, but I’m definitely more excited. I spent years working on this and I’m finally sharing it with others. I’ve always loved to write but I wouldn’t say I got serious with it until about ten years ago. And I’m very passionate about it. At a time when life can be really tough (hello, pandemic!), working on something that I’m passionate about is the salve I needed.As overwhelming as all the work can be when it comes to self-publishing, I’m also thrilled to be doing it. I had so much fun with my book cover. I’m interested to see how ads work and how my book might benefit. I’m curious to see who reads my book and how they stumble across it.How cool is it that I’m going to have Amazon and Goodreads author pages? I mean, that’s pretty cool.People I don’t know are gonna read my book! I think about what I might feel when I get that first good review from someone who picked up my book because it interested them.I can’t wait to hear what people think! I want to know people’s favorite characters and favorite scenes. I want to know what worked and what didn’t. While I already have the two other books in this trilogy written (though, in various stages of edits), I’m curious to see how people envision this story turning out.

The other day I received the author proof in the mail. Honestly, seeing a copy of my book in person, holding it, feeling the pages flip – it was one of the coolest feelings.

I wrote about my fears because I had to get them out. It’s a huge deal to release a book. But, truthfully, there is so much more I’m excited about. So, bring on September 21 so I can finally share this book with the world!