The answer always comes back, I would.
I knew that self publishing wasn't going to be an easy road. IN this world there's no easy road. If you submit your work to the big publishing houses there's always going to be rejections. ( I know because I do submit... short stories, and novels.) While the big guys have lots of money for doing the advertising, the writer sees only a small portion. So after a lot of soul searching, I went the self publish route. I'm still learning the ropes and I still make mistakes. But every penny I earn is mine, and I do work hard to earn every penny I make.
The fact is I didn't start writing to become rich or famous. (Not that I wouldn't like fame or fortune.) I started this because I love to tell stories. (and get them damn voices in the head to shut the hell up)
I wanted to publish my Forged Series, but couldn't figure out a way to do it without losing control. So Amazon Kindle self publish came to my rescue. Again, and again.
Two books of the series are out there, three comes out in March... and Close to You is up.... I am living my dream. I've wished on the star, and I've found my rainbow connection... And while there are still days of self doubt, and a flood of tears... there is also the thrill when I check the stats and a book has sold or been read on Prime.... So I keep going, even when this path gets rocky... it's the path I chose.
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me