So yeah. It’s been a while.

I think I said that the last time. And the time before that. And the time before that.

You get the picture, I am sure.

When I published my little book, I saw it as the beginning of a new and exciting adventure. After having held the story to close to my heart for far too long, taking that step to share it with the world was big enough – and I secretly thought it might get a little more traction than it did.

That’s not to say I’m sad or regretting the journey to date. It’s been an important step forward to me, and a fantastic learning experience. I wouldn’t change it for all the tea in China (not that I drink much tea…)

It’s not an easy thing to promote your work when you don’t have the foggiest idea of where to begin. Sure, I had some folks tell me the steps I needed to take and how – in their experience – I should go about self-promotion. And I tried some of them, and some worked. For a short while.

I have to remember that I am in this for the long haul and remember that perhaps it was never the first story that was going to make the impact. It may be the second one I publish. Or even the third one I publish. You just never know what is going to hit, and what is going to make an impact – and when.

But I never wrote Alone on the Voyageto become an overnight success. That wasn’t even in my consciousness as I wrote this, nor was it in my thinking as I worked to get the story published and released out in the world. I am realistic enough to know that doesn’t happen that often, and that even having reached the point of having a book out there is a big enough deal.

And the response I received from those who have read the book, has been positive – and that matters more than how much money I make from its publication – which hasn’t been much, so far…lol

So…what’s the next step on this journey?

Well…I keep on writing and creating new worlds. A few months back, I sat down with pen and paper (as is always my first step in the writing process) and wrote something down. Where the idea came from I have absolutely no idea, because it reflects absolute nothing I can tie into my own experience. It’s a piece of someone’s story, the first step on the journey the character is going to take for whatever reason. And that journey will happen in its own time.

And I have to let that process play itself out. So know there is more writing going on, but that as always, I have absolutely no idea where the road will take me and the voice in the half-page excerpt I now have kicking around.

But it’s there. And it will reach its ultimate end.

So keep watching this space. Because I am going to take you all along for the ride…