Having realised that I could actually write a book and get it published with all that it involves, I was encouraged to write a novel. The subject I chose was one of time travel. I would base it on real life experiences which I could draw on from my autobiography. It would contain as much real life scenario as possible and this is what I did. All the characters in the novel called "Inside the Clock" are real although I have changed all the names. Any locations, dates and animals on the other hand are real and actually fit into a real life setting.
It is a short book but I have found that many people appreciate the shorter novel rather than have to wade through a long and arduous read. Some of course will like the opposite. I have never written a novel before but found it easier in many ways than my autobiography "Running for Home". This was mainly because it was much shorter and I had to do very little research whereas the research for the autobiography was extensive.
So now that my novel is published, how is it doing? Well being an Indie author is going to be a bit of a gamble and if you get the odd sale here and there, you are doing well. Much of the advice given so you can be successful as an author is to promote yourself on social media. Not necessarily easy especially if you are older. The other advice is that you keep on writing books and get a following. Again not easy. I don't feel I could write another book but who knows, I might once again get some inspiration from somewhere.
Also everyone needs a bit of luck thrown in for good measure and this is something that you have no control over at all. Once your book is published in the Amazon Kindle Store and you have done as much to promote your book as you possibly can, then you must hope for the best but don't give up.
Here is a screen shot of my book on Amazon. It is doing reasonably well for an unknown author
