My best friend Ryan got me on to the idea of getting self-published on Amazon's Kindle, as they offer a pretty good deal for those of us dreamers who have had the desire to publish our books but just never were brave enough to face the harsh world of publishing houses and literary agents. As a full time military member, the amount of free time I have on hand to sit down and write a full out novel is not only limited, but not very inspiring. So for the past several years, I've just been content on getting short stories out of my head and type them out on my computer, to never see the light of day. It is a depressing thing, when a story isn't shared with the world. But then e-readers became the new thing to own, the latest gadget to allow those of us who gobble up books on almost a weekly basis, to carry with us countless titles anywhere we go. From there, it was just a matter of time until the smart people that run these gadgets made the next evolutionary step...to cut out the middle man and bring books from the writer to the reader directly!
After much deliberation I finally took the steps to do it. I will get self-published. I will have these trapped short stories released on to the world and hope they receive a warm welcome. I will hope that after all these years, the talent I have believed I had for creating works of literary fiction won't be something I made up, but that it will be proven factual by the countless readers out there. I might not know who they are, but I hope to bring them what they want.
So after this decision has been made, what's the next step? Well, getting this blog started is definitely something. I hope to give future readers a place to come to if they have questions, comments, or even suggestions on these short stories. I want to keep the idea of the direct link from writer to reader going. If I can let my readers into my head to see these stories, they should be allowed to talk to me directly, too!
So here I am, writing and inviting you, the reader, to put forth anything you want. Constructive criticism is how we evolve, how we improve. And praise is the sustenance that keeps us going. So both are welcome here. Looking forward to that interaction!
After much deliberation I finally took the steps to do it. I will get self-published. I will have these trapped short stories released on to the world and hope they receive a warm welcome. I will hope that after all these years, the talent I have believed I had for creating works of literary fiction won't be something I made up, but that it will be proven factual by the countless readers out there. I might not know who they are, but I hope to bring them what they want.
So after this decision has been made, what's the next step? Well, getting this blog started is definitely something. I hope to give future readers a place to come to if they have questions, comments, or even suggestions on these short stories. I want to keep the idea of the direct link from writer to reader going. If I can let my readers into my head to see these stories, they should be allowed to talk to me directly, too!
So here I am, writing and inviting you, the reader, to put forth anything you want. Constructive criticism is how we evolve, how we improve. And praise is the sustenance that keeps us going. So both are welcome here. Looking forward to that interaction!
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