Takeaways from publishing my first novel

While one book certainly does not make me an expert at self-publishing, I did learn a few things from my recent experience publishing The Prescott Diaries.

1 — Your early readers help in ways you might not expect.

Three people read my manuscript and shared their thoughts before I published it. But even more than their input on the storyline, I appreciated their perspective on genre and back cover text since I was too close to it to be objective. I am immensely grateful to these readers and hope they are open to reading my next book, scheduled for late spring/early summer.

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