I have always been a fan of books. At
some point, just exactly when I don't remember, I knew I wanted to
write one. Almost twenty years ago I began my first effort. I
worked on it for several months and it grew to be over 300 pages
before I couldn't figure out how to finish it. It has been over ten
years since I last worked on it. There are probably at least a dozen
other story ideas stored on my computer.
Over the years, I couldn't tell you how
many times I have been watching something on television and
accurately predicted what was going to happen. I would say to the
wife, “I could write this stuff.”. Her response has always been,
“Yes you could.” Now that I am retired and have the time I'm
going to do it.
The options for publishing that exist
today are far greater than they were for authors when I began working
on my first project. The dilemma of not knowing what to do with my
book after it was complete probably contributed to my lack of
determination to finish it. I got discouraged just thinking about
trying to market it to the big publishers myself and I had no idea
where to look for an agent. Remember, in 1994, the Internet was in
its infancy.
I currently have a project that is
about 75% complete. I'm excited about it. I think it is good. I
hope to complete a draft in the next two weeks. There will still be
a lot of work to do after that. I have decided to go the route of
independent publishing through an ebook distributor.
I've been reading about ebook marketing
and have discovered some information that I hope will prove valuable
to me in my efforts. I've learned that I need to create a brand. My
Name. I've decided to write under a pen name. Why? I want my
Readers, when I get them to be able to find me using search engines.
I'm proud of the name my parents gave me, but there are far too many
people that mispronounce it when they see it in print and misspell it
when they know how to pronounce it. Therefore I have created a pen
name that is simple to spell and hopefully easy to remember.
Alton Brit
You found it. Now I hope you come back.
AB
