I did it! I self-published my historical fiction book---Rule Number One: Know Thy Enemy.
It's pretty exciting to hold your own book. Now the challenge is selling it. For me, that's a two pronged problem, probably one shared by many writers.
First, I have to ask people to buy it. I'm not someone who's naturally comfortable with sales. For example, I wasn't one of those girl scouts who sold a ton of cookies. Most of my cookie sales came via my mom who'd take orders at work. My mom's not around anymore, so time to pull up my big girl panties, as the saying goes.
Second, people are going to ask, "What's your book about?" You'd think this part would be easy--I've spent a great deal of time thinking about it, writing it, editing it...editing it again...and again. (You see where I'm going with that.) But for some reason, I have a hard time summarizing what it's about. Phil (my beloved) calls it my 9 second speech. I see all the bits. When I focus on one part, the others feel left out.
Truth be told, it probably has more to do with the nervousness of putting my baby out in the world and fearing rejection, so I find myself hemming and hawing. So, let me practice here.
Rule Number One is about a young woman whose marriage seals an alliance between two powerful kingdoms. Though wary that the prince is as kind as he seems, she's relieved to finally be free of her abusive brothers. Then she's kidnapped from the royal garden. Rescue comes quickly, but rumors soon fly about the legitimacy of the child she carries. If she doesn't figure out who orchestrated the kidnapping a usurper could lay claim to the crown.
You can purchase Rule Number One: Know Thy Enemy here. And please, go to Amazon and leave a review!
You can hear me read the prologue and/or read it for yourself, and chapter one too by clicking here.
It's pretty exciting to hold your own book. Now the challenge is selling it. For me, that's a two pronged problem, probably one shared by many writers.
First, I have to ask people to buy it. I'm not someone who's naturally comfortable with sales. For example, I wasn't one of those girl scouts who sold a ton of cookies. Most of my cookie sales came via my mom who'd take orders at work. My mom's not around anymore, so time to pull up my big girl panties, as the saying goes.
Second, people are going to ask, "What's your book about?" You'd think this part would be easy--I've spent a great deal of time thinking about it, writing it, editing it...editing it again...and again. (You see where I'm going with that.) But for some reason, I have a hard time summarizing what it's about. Phil (my beloved) calls it my 9 second speech. I see all the bits. When I focus on one part, the others feel left out.
Truth be told, it probably has more to do with the nervousness of putting my baby out in the world and fearing rejection, so I find myself hemming and hawing. So, let me practice here.
Rule Number One is about a young woman whose marriage seals an alliance between two powerful kingdoms. Though wary that the prince is as kind as he seems, she's relieved to finally be free of her abusive brothers. Then she's kidnapped from the royal garden. Rescue comes quickly, but rumors soon fly about the legitimacy of the child she carries. If she doesn't figure out who orchestrated the kidnapping a usurper could lay claim to the crown.
You can purchase Rule Number One: Know Thy Enemy here. And please, go to Amazon and leave a review!
You can hear me read the prologue and/or read it for yourself, and chapter one too by clicking here.
