Writing a book is easy....NOT!!!!

There are a myriad of reasons why people write books. I can only tell you my reason. Plain and simple…..for fun. By that, I mean fun for the reader. I think every now and then you just have to sit back and relax…..smile…..chuckle…or even laugh out loud at life. Not everything has to be deep and serious.

I read a quote one time (and I don’t remember who said it) “I don’t call it writing, I call it rewriting.” I couldn’t agree more. I started out by getting my thoughts written down, in no particular order. Then as things began to take shape, I found as I organized all these thoughts into some logical order, I was rewriting pretty much every paragraph. This was not a quick and easy process. There were times when I would stare at my computer and try and figure out what to write about….so I stumbled across another quote, (this time I remembered the author, Pearl S. Buck) “You can’t wait for inspiration, the mind has got to know it’s time to get to work.” So that eliminates any excuses you try and come up with for yourself.

Once you’re finished, you have to find a publishing company. First I tried the traditional route, which isn’t easy, at all. After a year of rejection letters, a co-worker mentioned a local publishing company, that was publishing a book a friend of hers had written. So I contacted them, had a meeting, and got published. (the meeting went well)

Off and running, or so I thought. I knew books were selling, people were bringing them to me to autograph. The only problem was that I wasn’t getting paid. Didn’t see one check. The publisher kept making excuses. Then one morning I got a call from a cousin, said she read my book, and saw my publisher on the news last night, and told me he was being indicted. I asked her for what….she asked me the same question. This was not good. Time to jump ship. I only had a couple on months left on my contract with him, so with the help of a friend, I started my own publishing company. I jumped through all the hoops, crossed all the t’s and dotted all the i’s. A few months later, I was published once again, under my own company.

It was a lot of work, and at times very frustrating….with no guaranteed return. But when you believe in something, you’ll see it through, no matter what it takes.

On the back cover of the book, I wrote, “You may see yourself in this book if you have ever eaten in a restaurant or sat at the bar of your popular, local watering hole.” If you don’t see yourself, then you will definitely see someone you know.”

So go on, give yourself a laugh or two…and see who you recognize from your own world.

The Bar Wench From Hell can be ordered online from the Barnes & Noble website. All you have to do is enter the title.

Thanks, have a great weekend!