Behind the Scenes: First Time Author

One of the main questions I’m asked is: “How is it being a first time Author?” My answer to that is I absolutely love it, especially with choosing to do self-publishing. I can have all hands-on-deck throughout the whole process, which excites me wholeheartedly. The passion of writing has been burning in me for years ever since 4^thgrade. But sometimes I found my light being extinguished. What I mean by that is sometimes life took over and my writing was left untouched. However, writing could never stay away from me too long. 

Speeding up to the middle of 2018, I pushed myself to bring my writing to life and begin my Author career. Researching everything there is to be an author, I was destined to make my dreams come true. I would type every day I could, even when my laptop was on low battery. I would type from morning to night if I could. I was so consumed into my writing that my family would come into my room to check on me or would call me at Starbucks to see what time I was coming home. By the way, I’m a huge Starbucks lover! 

Being that I’m a self-publishing Author, I had to take in consideration that I will be doing most of the work, in which I had absolutely no problem with. It’s a lot of work, but in my eyes it’s well worth it. I am very independent and love doing things on my own. However, I still found myself giving certain jobs to other people if I simply couldn’t do it myself. Honestly, sometimes we may find our self needing a little extra help and that’s okay. For instance, I didn’t know much about formatting, so I hired an editor. Making logos or websites were not my forte; therefore, I hired a graphic designer. I did a lot of research before I would decide on who would do what service for me. The best part is that my writing was done 100% by me. So, there was no need to hire a ghostwriter. 

Last but not least, the very first book that I will be publishing soon, That Girl Who?, came about when I was looking over my life and thanking God how far I had come. As we all know, life can be very strenuous at times causing us to think is it really worth living for. Then, I thought about other teenagers that has gone through the similar circumstances I went through, especially young girls. If I could just encourage, empower, and inspire young teenagers who are feeling alone in life and don’t know their worth that would bring me so much happiness. The children are the future and if I can influence just one teenager to get through the storm then, I believe that would be a job well done for me.