MISTY MOON PUBLISHING RELEASES IT'S FIRST BOOK - THE WEDDING PARTY!
The idea to do this started a long long time ago so we have to look back ten years to 2012…
February 2012 and having written a book I discovered the world of indie publishing (Independent) or also known as Self Publishing through an author whose book I had read. I went to their website and their book catalogue on one of the few ebook reader apps of the time and found a book they had written about Indie Publishing.
I purchased this book (I don’t think it is available anymore) along with a few others and started to research how to do take the leap into indie publishing...
It seemed very convoluted back then. The way forwards was difficult in that it was a very new idea so there were only a few ways to put the book online, not many people were actively doing it and things such as formatting, cover templates and avenues to doing self publishing were very complicated.
It was possible but it was akin to walking along a dark passageway without a torch or a map.
So along with starting a new job and an unhealthy dose of lack of self belief and trust in my abilities I unintentionally put the idea on the back burner and aside from a small glimmer of embers all but forgot about it.
Flash forward to February 2022 (Exactly 10 years later) and after enough life smacks and near misses, I had woken up.
September 2021 gave me the kind of realisation that allowed me to be open to the idea that this was possible… divine intervention? spiritual awakening? who knows but all I do know is a few years ago I probably would have collapsed into self pity… but I didn’t… instead I creatively sparked and by February we (my family) decided lets do this… so we started the process.
Misty Moon Publishing was born and we collectively started to create my mums first book.
She wrote it, My sister created the cover art and I did everything else:
What is everything else?
I arranged it, formatted it with a program, created the cover by collating all the elements, did all the bits inside the book that lie either side of the story and then helped put it out into the world.
It’s a vague list but it’s more complicated as there are a number of different elements within each stage which took time to formulate and create.
There were many changes and a few proof copies.
Stress levels were high as there were a number of trip wires we stumbled through and had to sort out and there were a few delays with a few elements due to us spontaneously catching the flu on release week.
But it is out there! and available which was a mission in itself! To do this was similar to creating a piece of art to me and also I feel proud of my mum for writing her book and help my mum achieve her dream of having a book published… and now she does!
And it is only the Beginning!
Believe in Your Magic because sometimes dreams come true…
The book The Wedding Party can be be found MISTY MOON PUBLISHING SHOP <- here.
Or on AMAZON , WATERSTONES, BARNES AND NOBLE, KOBO AND GOOGLE PLAY.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
C.J (aka Penny Craig) and Alex Sterling join the rest of The Wedding Party at the airport for their flight to America and Las Vegas.
Rob Carter, the prospective groom, spoils the fun by making his groomsmen guardians of his future wife's bridesmaids.
Orders to protect the women against the male population of Las Vegas while keeping their hands off them was easy to agree to; but then there was the animosity between C.J and Alex, the bright lights and alcohol filled nights, slot machines, shops, and that Fluffy Flamingo...
A cacophony of diverse distractions ensue that will have their repercussions realised when the party returns home, to their mundane lives.
Love, weddings, babies, and divorce!
Who would believe that a weekend trip to Las Vegas would herald - What Happened in Vegas? For all these lovely people...