After years of hard work, The Manhattan Mishap by Melina Maria Morry (moi) is finally coming. In just a matter of weeks, it will be available to order through my online bookstore. I’m so excited, I could scream from the top of the Empire State Building. However, my self-publishing fears keep snickering in the back of my mind.
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There’s nothing like a good beat to get you in the mood. For what, you ask? Literally anything: doing your makeup, pre-drinking, cooking dinner, cleaning the apartment, running errands, trying on clothes. You get the picture. To get in the mood to read my début chick-lit book The Manhattan Mishap, I created a saucy playlist on Spotify, Tidal, and Apple Music.
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After getting my developmental edit back from my editor, the real work began. For three weeks straight, I worked almost 12 hours per day on my book. I am exhausted. Now that it’s sent off for proofreading, I can finally take a day off.
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I’m sure that many writers—and people in general—would agree that writing about yourself can be pretty cringe-worthy. You don’t want to sound too narcissistic, but you also want people to know fun, important, stand-out things about you. This week in my self-publishing journey, I’ve been tasked with writing blurbs for myself and my book.
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I submitted my début novel THE MANHATTAN MISHAP to over 60 book agents and was rejected by not one, not two, but all of them. Every single one. To say that the seemingly endless stream of rejection didn’t take a toll on my self esteem would be a lie. However, I ended up learning 3 valuable lessons.
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This week in my self-publishing diary it’s all about the cover mock-ups and design! First of all, I want to say thank you from the bottom of my (broken) heart to everyone who helped vote on my potential covers. (My heart isn’t actually broken, I just couldn’t resist a Britney reference.)
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Today I got to choose the size, page colour, and cover finish for my novel, The Manhattan Mishap. It may not seem that exciting—but trust me, I was over the moon. Excitement was bubbling up inside of me more rapidly than a bottle of pre-shower champagne.
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In the first self-publishing post, I talked about completing my manuscript and getting the editor’s evaluation back. After being told that I had a solid piece of work on my hands, I decided to move forward with the next step in the self-publishing process: the developmental edit.
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A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about everything that was distracting me from writing a book. I remember feeling frustrated, like I wasn’t far enough into my writing journey. Flash forward to July 2020 and the first draft of my saucy, stylish, and sexy chick lit book was completed.
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