I did it! After months of toil and working my tail off, my book is now available in paperback! Nothing beats the feeling of success. Over the years, I've had several people discourage me or doubt my ability to do this. And now I have the proof in my hands that I can do whatever I set my mind to.

Fixing the final touches of the book was not an easy thing to do. The page numbers were messed up again, and I had to redo the entire table of contents. I re-read the novel in it's entirety (all 303 pages) and marked where changes needed to be made. My hope is this series will do well enough to get the attention of a publisher someday. I like self publishing, truly, but it's hard and advertising is difficult. There are many things an agent and a publisher can do for me that I simply can not achieve on my own. They won't even look at me until they know I can sell, though. So, here I am, working my fingers to the bone to get these books done. It's hard work, but I'm loving every minute of it.

Next on my list? Finish registering the book and alert libraries and bookstores of its existence. The more shelves I can get this book on, the more people are likely to find it. I'm already several chapters into the second book in the series, and the third is plotted. Now I just need readers.