The last two year, maybe two and a half, may finally bear fruit. The book is nearly finished, while there are still hairs on my head. The book cover is in design… impatiently waiting a first look. Once that happens it will become a lot more real. Bought the ISBN numbers, but still need to pick categories and keywords before I upload to KDP, that’s Kindle Direct Publishing. Seems to be the best place to start my self-publishing journey.
And it’s been quite a journey. The things I have learned along the way have enriched my life, broadened my knowledge and have given me a great personal purpose. As I sit here in my favorite coffee shop:

The location of most of the hours at my keyboard, I’m about to leave for my monthly meeting of the Palm Springs Writers Guild, another source of knowledge and encouragement. It is a wonderful community of like-minded people. The book wouldn’t exist without encouragers, including coffee shop acquaintances who simply ask “how’s the book coming?” Amazing how four words can keep you going.
Grateful to those who discover this website and read my words. There’s more to report as it gets closer to a “real” book. ‘till then!