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I published a children’s book So that I could say I was a writer Before then it was just Scratches in my notebook Notes in my phone Conversations in my head That first month After the publishing And the handling The marketing distributing I had 18 cents That said I can do this And so I probably will
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Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 at 2:18 AM UTC
18 cents
I published a children’s book So that I could say I was a writer Before then it was just Scratches in my notebook Notes in my phone Conversations in my head That first month After the publishing And the handling The marketing distributing I had 18 cents That said I can do this And so I probably will
“Night of the Pirates” was my first publication. A silly children’s book self published on amazon. It will never be a best seller, but it’s proof that I can finish something and that I can write; regardless of that voice in my head
andrew-hartnett
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Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 at 2:18 AM UTC
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