Hi, my name is Pat Faber and I'm a writer. . . I guess. I just finished my first novel, anyway. It’s called “The Maya Prophecy, a novel”. That was the first step. The second step was deciding how I was going to get it published. I decided to go the self-publishing route (more about why later). After another rather grueling six months of editing, proofing, and more editing, and it finally went to print. What a thrill to finally hold the hardcover, first copy of the creation, yes creation, I had labored over for the last four years, in my hands. It's out there now, listed on Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com, in a Kindle and Nook edition. The question is, what do I do now? How do I get people to know about the novel, hopefully buy it and read it? I haven't a clue.
It has been quite a journey: from the initial decision to write a novel, to the process of coming up with an idea and plot line, the long hours at the computer, and finally to the even longer hours of rewrite after rewrite. It was much harder than I had expected it to be. Would I do it again? You bet! Being able to say I completed my life long dream of writing a novel, is worth all the work.
That sense of accomplishment is reward enough . . . BUT it would be nice to make some profit out of the whole enterprise. To at least recoup the money I've put into it would be nice. This part of the process is all new to me. I'm starting as a real novice and will have to learn as I go along. I'll make mistakes, maybe hit upon some great ides on the way. Who knows.
Come along with me while I make this part of the journey. This Blog is a first step Here, I'll give you what tips I pick up along the way and tell you honestly about all the stupid miss-steps I make (there will be a lot of those I am sure).
Please join me. Ask questions, make comments, take the polls. If you read my novel, let me know what you think and how I might make the next one better.
Thanks, P.A. Faber, Author
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