A Writer's Life

You read the title right.  You can self publish for Free.  www.amazon.com has made it simple and easy.  All it takes from you is determantion.  It is not hard.  It is not high tech. I publish a short story every month.  www.amazon.com/author/sharonleejohnson I have paid for my book covers.  I have also used the kindle cover converter.  Cover cost me nothing. www.amazon.com/dp/B00GYTBQ7M I learned to format my files.  It is easier than you think.  Amazon has a book on how to format your files. and the book is FREE . Beware of websites who offer to do the services for a fee.  You can do it on your own.  Go to www.kdp.amazon.com browse the website and see what they have to offer.  All my e-books are published on amazon. Something else to remember.  An E-Book does not have to be 50,000 words or 100,000 words.  It can be a few at 5,000 words.  You can write a 5,000 word short story, create a co...

Want to be a Published Author? 1.  Write. If you don't write, you will never get published.  I know that may sound simple.  I know you have heard that before.  It is the only thing you need to get publish.  You need a story to publish. I had a hard time writing 100 words a day.  I then started writing everyday, even if it was one word or one sentence or 1,000 words.  I discovered the more I wrote, the easier it was to write.  Like anything else, it takes practice. I now write everyday.  In longhand or on the computer.  I write wherever or whenever.  In the car, waiting for a doctor appointment, at work, on my breaks.  I carry a notebook everywhere I go.  My goal was to be a published writer and that is what I am.  That is what I am doing.  So can you.  What is stopping you from seeing your dream become a reality?  It is you.  You are the only one stopping you. Amazon has made it simple ...

Welcome! I know I have been missing in action this year.  I'm back.  Have you written a story?  Are you ready to get Published?  What are you waiting for?  I have 33 E-books on amazon as of this moment.  Find all my E-Books at www.amazon.com/author/sharonleejohnson   I have been publishing on Amazon since 2011.  When I started I knew NOTHING.  I had no idea how to send an E-Mail attatchment.  I had no idea that I had more than one drive on the computer. I learned as I went.  I was determined.  Are you determined?  I am going to share what I have learned.  Last year I had to pay someone to Format my files.  I had to publish on their schedule.  I learned how to format, I can now format when I want.  I published a short story and it cost me NOTHING.  The Beast of Willow Lake. www.amazon.com/dp/B00GYTBQ7M    I wrote it.  I edit it.  I formatted it.  I did the cov...