Do I have what it takes to be Self-Published?

I think I'm pretty excited about bringing this little piece back to the market. After getting my edits back, and trying to CreateSpace 'format' it, I got totally overwhelmed and wanted to completely abandon writing all together; even after some key people really pitched in to help me make it work. The painstaking process of making it a reality made my blood turn and give up hope.

Writing it was the easy part. This self-publishing thing? Nightmare!!! But I'm up for it. I'm here to prove that it is a viable and reasonable way to cut your piece in the world of storytelling. And I need to prove to myself that it can't really be that hard :s

Shall we then?

Let me reintroduce you to my Freshman project:

Love Lessons

First step I guess is to determine where the hell I fell off. My writing talisman? Tarot. Why not? Everyone has their "thing" that helps keep them grounded and motivated. Mine is Spirit and her message as related through Tarot. Without further ado...

As guided by Tarot: 4 of Pentacles ~ invest in making a stable environment. There is a need to bring control to your current situation. Focus on the people and not the perceived 'financial gain'.

I love when the message is loud and clear and just happens to be exactly the one I needed. As you can see, my focus for the next couple of days needs to be on the following 3 steps to get back on track:

1. Make a stable and viable writing/publishing environment. So need to do that as my physical, online and mental state is a mess as it relates to being a professional writer.

2. I think my first step is to control all things physical... clean up my notebook, stickies and organize the file folder that holds all things Love Lessons.

3. The characters are real, and they need to be brought to life. They need to have a voice. And it needs to be good. I need to feel in my heart that they are "good enough", and the financial reward will follow.

Red Carpet Dreaming...
Ms. Kay

1. Have you ever gone back to a project after abandoning it? If yes, did you feel like you let your characters down?

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