Welcome to what’s sure to be an experiment in butt-clenched terror and steep learning curve.  For me.  For you, some mild entertainment in the midst of your busy day, perhaps.

I’m attempting to self-publish my romantic suspense novel DarkWeb in April, 2018.  That means I have about four months.

What I’ve got:

*A rough-ish draft novel
*A cheeky attitude
*A website (Hey, check it out, I’ve just put it together this week!)
*Facebook & Twitter

I still need:

*A blurb
*A cover
*An editor
*Some e-book formatting knowledge
*A mailing list
*advertising plan
*Omigod, like so much more, but I don’t want to scare you away on my very first post.

On my side:

*27,900 followers on Wattpad
*I’ve had an offer on some of DarkWeb’s publishing rights, which I turned down.
*Cosmopolitan Magazine featured DarkWeb on their website
*I have a personal blog, so I’m not starting from absolute zero public identity.

Hurdles:

*Just about everything else. I don’t know what I’m doing, and I have no idea how to do it.  *Less than zero sales skills. I could probably talk you out of buying toilet paper if I was trying to sell it.

*Also, I’m incredibly socially awkward. Square awkwardness factor if I have to talk about myself.  Cube awkwardness factor if I have to talk with someone I’m not related to.  Send away to NASA for awkwardness factor if I have to try to talk someone into doing something to help me out.

Projected Timeline: six to nine months

Want to learn more about self publishing? Perhaps watch me crumble into insanity for the next six to nine? Well then, do I have a blog for you! Tell your friends! Grab your popcorn!

Because what I do have is an unmitigated urge to tell you what’s going on, especially when it involves me making an ass of myself.  Wheee!

xo,

T