A brief sum up of my first ten days as a published author. Punishing Lady Jane

Day 1 - "Is this really happening?!"

Day 2 - "OMG, people are reading something I wrote!"

Day 3 - Obsessively checked stats every hour. "Oh man, lots of people."

Day 4 - "Why not more people?" Obsessively compared self to others.

Day 5 - "What if people don't like it?"

Day 6 - "Oh, thank God, someone liked it."

Day 7 - Briefly considered writing something more mainstream, because of sudden increased need for unanimous approval and validation.

Day 8 - "Naw, I'm cool with who I am."

Day 9 - Extremely grateful to my publisher for taking a risk on my story. And blown away by the support of my friends and fellow writers.

Day 10 - Experienced a surge of respect for authors everywhere and a renewed sense of purpose.

Thanks to everyone who read my book, "Punishing Lady Jane"! You can also follow me on twitter: @roysiamaylor