I caught the writing bug but I needed to find my voice. I needed to write better since I kept getting pesky rejection letters from publishers I admired. I had shoe boxes filled with them. I did what most writers do. I went back to school. I enrolled in courses at the New School, the 92nd Street Y and Gotham Writer’s Workshop. I joined several writing groups as well. By then I had quite a portfolio of short stories, novels, novellas and even a workplace memoir.
When my first publishing deal didn’t work out, it took me eight years to finally decide maybe I could become my own publisher. By then there were all kinds of helpful free publishing services such as Amazon’s Kindle and Createspace, Nook, Kobo and Apple’s IBooks. I decided to self-publish at a perfect time. I was leaving my job of 40 years in July of 2014. I couldn’t sit at home all day twiddling my thumbs all day. I needed to do something to fill my time. I tried volunteering. I did it for six or seven months; but I needed something more to fill my heart and my soul.
I decided to publish my portfolio of books. I published three books on Halloween of 2014. “Old Man Peterson” was a mystery about how 60-years of a Black family’s secrets destroyed one family. The second book “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” was a romantic comedy about two women who can’t stay away from each other. Their scandalous but sexy activity at a Halloween party proves it. The third book, “Safe Haven” was romantic suspense tale of survival and love after domestic abuse.
To date, I have published 73 novels in the eight years I started my own self-publishing enterprise. While I may never be the best-selling author I sometimes dream about, I’m doing what I love. That’s enough for me.
I should add an additional update. I have been publishing for 8 years. I publish genres including romance, mystery and adventure novels for and about African American lesbians and other readers. I still dream about becoming a best-selling author. And I still love what I do.
Thank you to all my fans who make it possible for me to live my dream.
Happy 8th Anniversary Patchwork Bluez Press
Thanks for reading my post
BL Wilson
Here are the links for: Can True Love Come Twice in a Lifetime?
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BFG4MJGD
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BFG4MJGD
Print: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFHWFW54
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1166141
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/CeMtGZfojBM
Connect with BL Wilson at these links:
My blog: https://wilsonbluez.com/
Amazon author page: https://amzn.to/1y7Ncar
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10787497.B_L_Wilson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilsonbluez
Smashwords Interview: https://www.smashwords.com/interview/wilsonbluez
Smashwords author Page: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wilsonbluez
IAN author web page: https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/bl-wilson.html
Lesbian Authors Guild: https://lesbianauthorsguild.com
