It's been an interesting process. Actually writing the book didn't take very long. I was inspired and it all flowed from there. Then I spent several months re-reading, editing, adding snark and removing it again, adding fluff and removing it again, getting excited, getting arrogant, getting depressed and doing my own head in.
Then I sent it to Luana for proof-reading. It took a while. I know she was busy and was doing it as a favour but that just about drove me crazy. I would frequently be thinking that it must have been such total rubbish that she was having to totally rewrite it and was maybe procrastinating because it was so awful or she was dreading telling me how bad it was. Yes, I am my own worst enemy.
The edits really weren't that bad. There was some rearranging to do and that was fine, I hadn't really given a lot of thought to the structure. Some of it was Luana still getting my message across but in a far less brutal way than I'd said it. Let's face it, I'm generally pretty blunt when I write. There were also a few things that I'd worded quite vaguely and badly and they needed to be clearer.
But now it's out there and I'm equal parts excited and terrified. I haven't yet had my first review (although part of the marketing package I've paid for includes several reviews from critics of my choice). I now have my author's copy and it's strange seeing it all together in actual print. I'm excited because it's out there. I'm terrified because it's out there and part of me just wants everyone to love it. I know that's unrealistic. I know that I'll ruffle more than a few feathers with my treatment of ethics and witchcraft and that's one of the reasons I thought this book was needed.
It's available from Amazon and Book Depository and the Xlibris website. I've found it on a few others too, but for me the other most note worthy was on Scribd where it has a preview and is the only place I've found it available as an ebook so far.
I'm open to any reviews. If it's terrible, tell me and tell me why. If you like some of it but hate other parts, tell me and tell me why you didn't like those bits. If you love it, tell me that too.
Blessings
Debbie
