I'm publishing a book? WHAT?

Hey everyone!

Winter break is officially over, which means that I'm back at school. This also means that I have less time to write and edit. Being the nerd that I am, that really makes me sad. However, school has to be my main focus right now, so I probably won't be able to write new blogs as often as I would like. Be patient with me please. I'll still let everyone know what is going on!

Since I have some time before my next class, I decided to update everyone on what is going. If you haven't seen it, I posted the cover and synopsis for book one in my Prophesized series, BlackMoon Beginnings, a few days ago. I can't believe the overwhelming response I got to that post. I'm really shocked that so many people want to read my book. I seriously hope it doesn't disappoint!

Anyways, right now I am still in the middle of editing the book. This part takes a pretty long time because I'm so familiar with the book. I can only read small sections at a time in order to make sure I don't skip over errors because I know what it is supposed to say.

I gave the book to one more person and she's going to help me search for errors. Between the...seven people who have read this book, hopefully we can catch most of the errors. Hopefully. At this rate, I'm hoping to get this book out in two weeks.

TWO WEEKS

I may look really calm on the outside, but I look like this on the inside.

I just thought that I would let everyone know (again) how much I am freaking out about this. I don't think I thought this whole publishing thing through all the way. I'm probably going to need some anxiety medication before all of this is over. I'm not even joking. I go through phases where I'm super excited and then I start doing this weird laugh/cry thing. So, if you are around me anytime within the next few weeks, don't say I didn't warn you...because I did. (<--that's my warning).

Also, a lot of people have been asking about the format of this book. This is going to be a FREE ebook. I am going to upload the book to Smashwords first. Smashwords.com is a online publishing company that allows you to download books for multiple devices. You don't need a Kindle or Nook for Smashwords. There is a downloadable version that can be read on almost any electrical device like your computer or possibly iPod or cell phone if you have the correct app. After that, I'm going to try and publish on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. If the book does well, then I'll consider making paperback versions, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here. 

To recap, I'm hoping to get this book out in two weeks. I'm aiming for sometime between January 19th and the 21st. If anything changes, I will definitely let you all know. If anyone has any questions, don't be afraid to ask!

Thanks again for all of your support. I really appreciate it. :)

I'm off to Physics now!

That's all I have for today. Until next time!

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