One month to publication

One month until the publication of As Winter Came and Went!

 

I find it hard to believe, at times, that what started as me, writing as a hobby, a story that, at first, I did not imagine anyone but me reading led to this. Me. Publishing. A. Book.

 

It feels like the beginning of a new adventure and I'm both excited and not a little nervous. I've been a bit behind schedule these last few weeks, but the manuscript is now uploaded on Amazon, I've ordered a proof copy. And... the Kindle edition is available for preorder!!!!!!!

 

You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Came-Went-May-Bermont-ebook/dp/B07K618J3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541408214&sr=8-1&keywords=as+winter+came+and+went (or, if you do not live in the US, you can type "As Winter Came and Went" on www.amazon.uk or www.amazone.fr or wherever your local marketplace is, and it should be the first book to appear).

 

The publishing process is far from being finished, though. I will still have to check the proof copy for formatting issues and lingering typos (will it never end?). And I now have to gather reviews (hint, hint...) and market my book, like my life depends on it. Because it's all very well to publish a book. The point is getting people to read that book. And because I'm self-published, I have to do all the marketing myself...

 

I also have to finish setting up my website (I'm still behind schedule for this...). And I've still got to put an author bio on Amazon. And there's still this and that... Anyway, with As Winter... available for preorder now, it feels like the publication has already begun. And there is no going back. Which is what's both exciting and stressful!