A few days ago I proudly completed my upcoming eBook Marketing and Publicity for the author. Yesterday while editing, I was giving thought to the official release date and in having that thought, I had an epiphany about my writing process I’d like to share.

There’s a point when we as authors have to accept that our work is complete and release it to the world. For me… the process is sometimes daunting. Now let me be clear… it’s not daunting in the oh is my book good enough sort of way? Or will people like it sort of way?

But more like… this is my baby, my pride and joy, she’s about to walk on her own type of way. I know she’s capable! But its like taking your child to kindergarten on her first day, you want her to be at her best.

This was the same feeling I had when I released The Buzz. The same feeling my author Bernice Harris had when I released her book Pull Your Pants Up.

And for awhile, I really had no explanation for it!

A few weeks ago, when I came up with the idea for the eBook, I announced on Twitter that it would be available the following week. I had every intention on having it ready for release. I mean by all accounts the book was already written in my head. I’d been teaching the webinar Marketing & Publicity for the author for a few months, so the information literally needed to be transferred from my brain to my computer. This wasn’t like my upcoming novel Rules of the Game where I needed to develop characters and story lines.

Announcing a next week deadline was really a challenge to myself to see if I could break away from a process that I’ve become accustomed to. And I sincerely thought I’d be able to do it!

But when the next week came and it was time to release it, I couldn’t.

So I had to ask myself, why is that?

I now realize that its a part of my creative process.

I need to sit with my book for a while after its complete and do nothing. I need to  go over the chapters in my head and allow the book to resonate with me and then decide if there’s anything I need to add or take away.

I read it. Step away from it. Reread it. Step away from it. Whether it’s a big or small writing project, the process is always the same. And I have done this for as long as I can remember, so yeah its a process now

I did this with The Buzz and many of the chapters that people fell in love with were written during those sessions of my creative process. And if you’ve read The Buzz you know what chapters I’m talking about!

So as of today, I’m embracing my creative process for what it is

Next week, I will introduce to you the first of many eBooks for writers published by my company Write One Publications, Inc. And I must say I am EXTREMELY proud of it!

It’s very reminiscent of this blog in that its a conversation with the reader. It journals my early days of being a writer and outlines my successes and challenges to date. It’s concise, yet PACKED full of marketing and publicity tips that will assist writers with their journey.

This eBook is for EVERY writer, no matter where you are in your process. If you haven’t written a single word, this book is DEFINITELY for you. If your book is self-published or traditionally published, this book is for you.  If you write fiction, this book is for you. If you’re a non-fiction writer, this book is for you.

Marketing and Publicity for the author is reasonably priced and the tips are executable the day you read it. Now how’s that for value?

Over the coming days, I will be finishing up a few behind the scenes tasks before its release next week. But…if you want to be the FIRST to know about the release, please look to the sidebar on the right (you may need to scroll up a little) and add your email address to my newsletter mailing list.

What’s your creative process? Please share in the comment section below.