My Journey Continues

Someone asked me how I could call myself an author if I only have two short stories up for sale. That’s a fair question, though one that needs a bit of clarification. I do have only two works up, both shorts, but at one time I had five, with each one increasing in length (no pun intended) as I became more confident in my writing. I had been hesitant to write anything longer than a novella, only because I was a bit rusty (I hadn’t done anything that wasn’t a screenplay or play in a while), and because I wanted to test things out.

What I learned is that although I enjoyed the freedom of self-publishing, I really couldn’t do it all myself. I applaud anyone who can, but with the demands of my day job and life in general, it was too much of a task. Plus, I was beginning to spend more than I was bringing in for editing and such, and I just didn’t see how I could do it anymore. I love writing, and I wanted to share my work with the world, but I was at a crossroads. That is when I decided to start sending my work out there to small indie publishers, to see if perhaps they might be interested in my work.

I decided to start with Roommate Adventures, which began as two shorts that I combined to make a longer piece. I submitted it to Less Than Three Press, and it was accepted. I was ecstatic, and I immediately took them off of Amazon and Smashwords. I just felt that it wouldn’t be fair to keep them up, especially if people started purchasing that version before the re-released one came out. I was going to have to take them down at some point, so I figured the sooner the better.

So far the process has been wonderful. The editing process has been amazing, and I simply can’t wait to see the final product. We’ve also begun the process on my latest story,So to answer the question from above, yes, I do feel it is okay to call myself an author.