OK so I have finished the book and all the photo
illustrations, I have sent the book off to be edited, and this past weekend I
have uploaded my book to the Kindle store. https://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/signin Know I am just waiting to receive
conformation that my book has passed the Kindle review process, then I will be
published for the third time. Although this time my book will only be available
as an e-book for downloads.
What I want to share in this blog is just how easy … and
hard … and frustrating this was. Kindle has made the process of becoming a self
published author well within the grasp of most people that have a computer, but
the amount of information I had to search through was almost enough to put me
off. I was at a bit of a disadvantage because I was needing to upload my
manuscript from my Mac to a none Mac supported system like Kindle. Not being a
computer wizard I found some of the language unfamiliar and a bit confusing.
All the information was there for me I just had to learn how to decipher it.
Once I had cracked the code and I could see how my book would look, on a Kindle
book, I then needed to go back and reformat my text several times so that it
would look right on the device. I am very proud of what I have done. I know that I have not done a perfect job but as
I continue to learn I will continue to do better, but for know Spencer
the Spider and the Witch in the Wood
has been a wonderful success. And while I have not had that same high as when a
publisher called and said that they liked my work and wanted to publish it,
this process has been far more rewarding.
I have often said that ever since I had my first book
published, almost two years ago now, that it has been like being back in
college. No, lets say school, because on a day-to-day basis I think I use to
learn more in high school and because I knew so much less back then. Do you
know what I have discovered about myself? I like to learn. Some times it
frustrates the hell out of me when I don’t get something right away but I
really like learning again.
Good Luck, and keep writing.
Morgan
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