Sage Advice

Ever had the feeling that the more you find on the information highway, the less you know. Okay, that was my five seconds of philosophy.
Anyway, I have a newfound respect for writers, now more so than ever, who get to the end. Writing is as much a joy as reading. You spend endless hours concocting plots and plans and hope to bring your characters to life. And while many authors, seemingly, make it effortless, the truth of the matter is, it is hard work. But as Sam Smith sings (I luv Sam Smith by the way), “I don’t have money on my mind, money on mind…I do it for, I do it for the love…”
So we wrote a book, my co-author and I. So what, you say? What sets your book apart from others?
Well for starters, it is our achievement. And we are proud to have come this far!Whilst it will not be everyone’s cup of tea, it is an achievement nonetheless.
Challenging at times, frustrating at others, but a journey that was thoroughly enjoyable though…well, right up until the time we had to start asking ourselves a zillion questions; Do we self-publish or go the traditional route?  Traditional takes donkey’s years, and then too, you should be lucky if someone gives you the time of day. Right, so self-publish then…grand…now is it going to be Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Smashwords? Printed or e-book. Let’s try e-book for now. Amazon kindle. Are you sure? We both don’t even own kindles. No problem…you can always get the kindle app for your PC, laptop,smartphone, or tablet. Sure, no problem, I am only halfway technologically challenged anyway.
Let’s back up a bit. Should we publish at all? Yes, why not? It has only taken us four and a half years to finish. Is it grammatically correct? Have we crossed all the ‘t’s’ and dotted all the ‘i’s’?  Ran the spellcheck a couple of times. Right then, Pronti, partenza, via (I really don’t know Italian, I just latch on to random things, now and then)!
Where do we even begin? My co-author’s sage advice, “Why don’t you just Google it?”