Publication Day

There is nothing quite like the feeling of setting a goal and completing all the tasks to achieve it. When that goal is a life-long dream, the feeling of achievement is amazing.For me that goal was to become a published author, and today (1st February 2013 - mark it on the calendar!) that goal has been reached. I was out of bed at 5.30 this morning to check the publishers’ website. Sure enough, there it was under New Releases on the Homepage, shining out in all its glory thanks to the amazing Reese Dante cover art: Taking The Gardener, my first published novel!The book is available as a paperback or as an eBook in a variety of formats. Over the next few days it will also appear on Amazon as well. I'll post updates regularly here, so keep an eye out if you're interested keeping track of availability news.In terms of difficulty, the writing was the easy part, then came the incredibly meticulous editors at Dreamspinner Press. I always strove for good quality writing, and their editorial team definitely supported me in that goal.Now for the hard part. To become successful these days, any writer needs to put on the marketing hat. You need to sell books and encourage reviews, and that's a very different kind of endeavour to writing the book in the first place.For any of you who do me the great honour of reading the book, please also leave a customer review on the Amazon page too. You'd earn my eternal gratitude if you spread the word and asked your friends to do the same.The best goals are never an end in themselves. This book needs to sell copies, obviously, but I'm already working on another novel and I've got plans for a sequel to Taking the Gardener. New goals are set and the next journey begun. Want to come along for the ride?UPDATE: The book is now available in both Kindle and paperback editions from Amazon. (UK readers can find the Kindle edition on Amazon.co.uk).