Well, after far too many years of trying to get published the traditional way (with agent listings, query pages, requests, revisions, and ultimately rejections) I am forced to do the unthinkable… self-publish.

This is not to say that self-publishing is bad or wrong or even lesser-than. It’s just that self-publishing requires that thing that I, and many other introverts, loathe: self-promotion.

The idea of self-promotion has always been a struggle for me – to the point where even posting on social media is uncomfortable and full of trepidation. What if people think I’m attention-seeking? What if my posts are annoying? What if (and this is the worst thought) the thing that I am promoting isn’t that good after all?

In truth, those who self-promote their creative endeavors (writing, music, art, etc) have a great deal of courage. And I shall seize upon that courage now and begin to release my creations into the world. There is no need to be frightened. They are mostly harmless.