This Thought Counts

It has been awhile since I posted to This Thought Counts, but since I took time this week to transfer it from webpress to blogger, it re-energized me to update. So, where am I? Well, not quite where I want to be, but I am getting there. (Hmm, not quite the right vibration to be on. Let me change that - I am exactly where I want to be!) This year, I self-published my novel L'Amore Perfetto , a romance/modern-day fairytale, in eFormat. I am currently working to get it into print as well. My goal is to have it available in print by the end of November for Xmas sales, crossing my fingers on that one. I also launched a whole bunch of eBooks under a completely different genre under a pseudonym. And no, I am not ready to reveal that yet. Right now, I am working on a Young Adult story that has been humming in my brain for over a year. I hope I can do it justice. My goals for the next year? Sell enough of my books that I do not have to work another job to get by. Find the love o...

Time moves so fast:) I didn't realize that 11 days had already come and gone - I have gotten so much done, and yet still have so much to do. I have my first speaker. I have finished sending off all the letters to potential speakers. I have the cover design finished for In Search of the Drasta . I am just waiting to hear back from Create Space before I send it in. I am also waiting for my ISBN. I chose to purchase my own rather than take the free one they offered. That way, when I choose to either go with a different publisher or self-publish, I can keep the same ISBN. I wrote a little in my new novel yesterday. Hope to write more today, but am feeling writer's block at the moment, so . . . . . . . Onward and Upward!~

The last couple days have been crazy! On Tuesday, PA asked me to see my full manuscript. They let me know it would take a couple weeks to review it. On Thursday, 2 days after I submitted my manuscript, I got my acceptance letter. WOO HOO! I can hardly believe it. Well, actually I can believe it - LOL. I am taking this weekend to go over the contract and make notes. On Monday I hope to have a paralegal go over it for me and explain the legalese. Once the contract is signed, the book goes into publication! I am so excited. Once that starts, I am going to start my marketing plan. There are a lot of resources on marketing your book, and I want to work hand-in-hand with my publisher to make this a best seller. The Universe truly has no time constraints - it can make things happen quickly when you are on the right frequency - and I am working on staying on that frequency, though it doesn't feel like work. In fact the 'work' makes me feel fantastic! Coming to a bookstore near you ...