A Little Progress

I talked with my cover artist today…..and paid my cover artist today. This means that in two weeks, I will have my first 'draft'. I was SUPER excited. Then, I talked to a local publishing house that is interested in my work. Also exciting. And then, he told me I needed to get started on organizing blog tours to promote my book. Now, I am frozen in fear! Literally, just finished sitting in a chair, in my silent house, staring at nothing, while I freaked out. Why? Because I am retarded… no really, that is the only explanation I can come up with it.

I don't like self promotion. ( I know right? I am trying to be an author and I don't like to self promote. Something I am going to have to get over, quickly.) It's one of those childhood issues that is coming back to haunt me. Unfortunately, there is absolutely no way around it. If I want this, and I do, I have to self promote. It's just so dang SCARY! Not to mention uncomfortable! But it will be ok, I can do this. Right?