I think one of the most exciting parts of the publishing process, no matter if you self-publish or traditional publish is seeing your book cover. Its surreal seeing your vision of your story come to life on the front of a book. This work of art will be the first representation of who you are as an author, so you want this to be your best. If you are an avid reader like myself then you understand the importance of your cover. The cover could either draw your readers or repel t

Whenever someone asks me the question "How did I become a writer" or "how long have you been writing?" I picture myself saying I have been writing as long as I could walk and I have countless unfinished books stashed away in the back of my childhood closet. Unfortunately,that is not the case. My first attempt at writing occurred when I was 12 years old. I had saw a contest for young writers in the newspaper. I immediately had the bright idea that I could write a story and win