The Feeling Of Being A Published Writer

Some people have asked me what does it feel like being a published writer? You have a sense of accomplishment. Especially when you see your book cover on all of the major online book retailers' sites, and you see your name printed on it. And when you hear people start referring to you as author, its a unbelievable feeling. I remember the first time that someone called me Author Michael Linen. I just got a tingling feeling inside, and just could not stop smiling.

I mean, I was at this writing thing for a very long time. About 12 years to be exact. I've gone thru the sometimes in-just criticism of some literary agents and agencies, and I've gone thru the sometimes obvious racial overtones of a rejection. I've had to deal with the very subjective, and what seems to be very outdated standards that so many traditional literary agents, agencies, and even some publishers seem to live and die by. Just refusing to see that we live in a very different world today. A world in which so many people have open minds, and want to read and experience new and different kinds of reading. But thru it all, it feels so good to now be a published author. It feels so good to hear someone tell me how much they love my book. How much they love what I have created. There's no real way that I can describe it. You would just have to feel it for yourself. I will say this though... I feel like I'm in heaven!!!