I'm right behind you, Julia!

I haven't been around for a month or more...

Severe and abject depression...NOT!  Snort!  Just living with my own stupidity...and that isn't very easy.

I forgot that most editors are working a "real" job, and can only get to your books when they have the time.  So after subbing and getting a contract, I now find that my edits will not even begin for another month or so.  Sigh.

 I adore my editor. Please don't get me wrong. But I have been dormant for so long, I can't wait several months for a book to take shape.  It's my own damn fault...I know that.  So now I either live with it...or...take the leap.

I am about to take the dive into self-publishing a couple of my books, just to get them out there.  And even though several friends have done just that, I find that leap terrifying.

I have several novellas that could be put into publication quickly.  I can make myself self-edit as ruthlessly as my past editors.  I can make myself toe the line.  But stepping out into the great unknown is rough.  :P

I have been getting a lot of fan mail asking when my next book is coming out.  I know for a fact that authors LOSE readers when they have so few books coming out. You have to stay on that roll.  If you do like I did, and let things get you down, and stop fighting, you can easily lose all the ground you've gained.

I think that I will be asking around and checking out possibilities.  Any ideas?

Hugs!

Fran Lee

http://www.franleeromance.com