It started me thinking, I had just graduated from university, and I began to plan a manuscript - a friend of my husband's had written a novel and self published it - this inspired me to get started.
It was a long task, it took me a number of years, I started and stopped it here and there, had my children in between, and the manuscript stayed there unfinished and unpublished.
In the last couple of years, the Kindle has really taken off, and ebooks have become more viable - which is perfect for the independent publisher.
So, I decided to publish my manuscript to an ebook format. From there I discovered Create Space, where I could put my book into a traditional book format. It is a little trickier, but it works too. Now my book - FireStorm - is a reality. Just waiting for my own copy of it LOL.
And so, I have done indie publishing. I have also published a non-fiction on stress reduction - The Savvy Little Guide to Stress Reduction.
The whole process is remarkably uncomplicated.
I have had some friends and relatives read my manuscript and they said it was worth publishing, so after polishing up a few of the chapters - it has gone up.
I grieved a little over not having an "official" career in journalism at a traditional newspaper after graduating from uni with a journalism degree, but the 21st century has seen the advent of "people powered" writing and information, and we share in this utopian world of the internet where anybody can be a writer, actor, film producer - between blogs, youtube and social media, and indie publishing - if you feel you have something to share -
Don't deprive the world by hiding what gift you have embedded in you.
I don't write for the money, it is a hobby I enjoy. If somebody is entertained or informed or somehow helped, then I have done my "job."
Consider putting your manuscript onto Kindle direct, or iBooks, or some other ebook format.
Everybody has got something in them they want to share.
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