Nancy Uliano's Blog - Posts Tagged "self-published"

It's August 24th. Today, I'm 28 years old and have officially passed the cutoff for joining Club 27. It's a pretty good feeling.

Growing up, 27 was a magical number for me, but I never knew why. I just loved the sound of it, loved the way it looked. I suppose I found out why this year. On June 3rd, I released my first novel, Awakening of the Queen. God, it was the greatest accomplishment of my life, even though I'm not entirely sure it's up to par. I had no editor, no book cover designer, no professional beta readers. It was just me, my knowledge of grammar, a laptop, and a lovely friend far away in Alaska that was willing to read my work and give me her thoughts. Thanks, Alyssa. I can't wait until the next time I talk to you and can tell you that I'm finally a real author.

Anyway, I'm proud of the work I put into it. A little background about me; I've never finished writing anything before this. Sure, I wrote essays for high school and college, but I never wrote something so personal. It felt amazing to finally just do it. I was terrified. The few days leading up to release and the few days afterward I had a steady nausea. I was so worried that everyone would hate my book. I still get nervous when a friend orders it, because I value the opinions of friends. But so far, it's gotten good reviews and even if people don't like it, it's not the end of the world, is it? I'll pout and cry, but ultimately, I'll keep writing because it's something I love. I'm happy with it. Here's the link if you're interested! Awakening of the Queen