Renown is live!

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B82JR6H

That's right. It's live! That means I am free to work on the next book! Well, sort of. I still have to market and get the book out there. Mostly I just want people to read it. But I thought today I'd tell you what it takes and maybe a little bit about what I have learned. 

Writing (at least what I do)

I write a very loose outline, fully knowing that somewhere during the writing of the first draft, my characters are going to break said outline and force me to change my plans. Other people approach this differently. Myself. Doing it this way gives me a general direction and then allows me to enjoy the story as my characters tell me it goes. (think of it as an exhausting way to read a book)

Then comes the drafting process. If anyone is actually interested in this process, ill share it later. But let's just say it involves reading your draft until you can't stand to be in the same room as it anymore. 

Then comes editing. I'm still figuring out what this looks like and the best way to go about it, but I think I have it somewhat figured out. 

When the book is with the editor, all my doubts and fears fester, so I busy myself with writing a blurb, making a cover. bothering people that beta read it (somewhere after my third draft) about any plot problems or parts that wern't interesting. 

Next I look for arc readers. 

Then I work on marketing and launching the book. If anyone wants to teach me how to do this effectively, I'd love to learn.

The shortest part of writing is actually creating the outline and first draft. Honestly, I could do that in a month if I worked at it. The rest of the process takes me forever. The dream: someday make enough off of a book to pay someone else to do that part so I can focus on strictly the writing process.