Finding Help in Unexpected Places

The thought of publishing my first novel and becoming an Indie Author was simply daunting.

For many months I was focused on finishing my historical romance novel, then self-editing, finding a company that supported self-publishing, and finally I got there.

The book was launched. A fantastic launch in my opinion (although I might be just a little biased ;) 

Now what? There are so many things that you need to do as a self-published author and here are my top four things I hadn't thought about:

1) Distribution and getting physical copies out into the market

2) Audio Book

3) Marketing and advertising

4) Social media (I am listing this separately as this is a beast! A fantastic magical beast that you need to build muscles that you never knew you had to navigate it - the booktokkers and the bookstagrammers community is huge and awe-inspiring!)

Help came in amazing and unexpected ways, through a fellow author Arini Vlotman, Cheryl Uys, the ROSA community .... just hang in there my fellow authors and soon to be authors, follow your dreams and in a world where everyone wants to make their dreams come true, be kind, be selfless - help people and aspiring authors .... all that good can only come back to you a million-fold.

Thank you to all those who have helped me on my journey so far!