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About Me, as an Author
My Writing Journey
I've been writing since I was thirteen-years-old. My first project was an egregious Game of Thrones fan-fic/rip-off called The Cost of Freedom. It exists in hardcopy only, as any floppy disks I once had are long gone (this is probably for the best).
Since then, I have written dozens of short stories (a lot of fan fiction, which I would argue is a great place for beginning writers to practice), a fantasy epic, What Branches Grow, a sci-fi action, a hard sci-fi drama, and my zany space opera, The Burnt Ship Trilogy.
Why did I decide to self-publish?
Self-publishing is definitely time-consuming and 100% terrifying. To put your work out there without a publisher backing you up is scary. And the learning curve is immense if you're not coming from a background in marketing. I had no idea if I was making the right choices when I first started (and I have learned so much). I'm indebted to the 2020 Women In Publishing Summit, two books in particular (Self-Published Millionaire (Joseph Alexander and Tim Pettingale) and Online Marketing for Busy Authors (Fauzia Burke)) and Shayla Raquel's book on Author Branding. And all the author communities out there!
Check out my list of post-apocalyptic book recommendations on Shepherd.com