The Mystery of the Golden Button

An amazing short-read book saw the light of day only a few days ago and it is the first "serious" work of young doctor and author or author and doctor (she hasn't decided yet), Aikaterini Tsentemeidou....aaand that would be me, so I'll just quit the scizophrenic third person and start speaking about myself.

I'm guessing all of you aspiring authors out there and generally all of you out there are more or less familiar with the amazing and endless kindness of the publishing world, which overwhelmes us with choices and opportunities. I need to share with you, that I faced the exact same problem, not long ago, as the time came to get my "child" of a book published. 

I just couldn't decide!! And just because I am very sensitive and couldn't hurt anybody (I mean publisher) by turning them down, I resorted to publishing the book myself on amazon, fair and square. And now I can sleep well at nights. Well, that's a good one!

To start being a bit serious now, Mr. Sales Dashboard has become my close friend and assistant, my mirror on the wall as I literally tell my boyfriend and roommate. I tell him, numerous times a day, "I'm gonna go ask my mirror, who the fairest of them all is". Unfortunately there is not only one, but about 6.500 Snowwhites out there that make me feel ugly. Oh, and that is only in the "free" section. Anyway, I am gradually turning to mental promotional methods, like strongly believing that I can do it, 'cause guys, really, it's a very good book, and crossing my fingers ect. 

Well, I wish all of you luck, and I wish me luck too! More to come in this new, and fiery blog!!!

Geia sas!

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