I knew from the beginning that I wanted to self-publish because I didn't want the hassle of trying to get the attention of a publishing company. However, I didn't realize what a journey I was in for with self-publishing. I'll start off by saying if you don't want the down and dirty, hard core truth this blog isn't for you. Now that we have that out of the way, I'm going to tell you about my journey to authorship in the hopes that it helps others. I started my journey out with