"The Power of Having a Clear Path, a Strong Plan, and Unstoppable Determination"

Hello, glad that your curiosity got the best of you and you wanted to know what I did next! Well, after the excitement of seeing two of my self-published titles listed on booksamillion.com, I created an initial six-month plan and milestone chart. Both the plan and milestone chart would help me to see my progress over time and could be revised as needed. The two most important tasks that needed to be completed were to create a website complete with branding and social media links and to update the book covers on both books. Creating a timeline would ensure that I made steady progress towards getting the website completed, launching it, and open for business.

I interviewed and hired a webmaster and we immediately went to work on creating my author website, I was so excited because I had taken the first step into my future as an author.  I didn’t want the website to be too busy or wordy.  I only wanted to provide the information that you currently see here on my website, along with an e-commerce component that would enable customers the opportunity to purchase books.  As I grow, I will be able to continue to add information that may be valuable to guests who visit my website.

 With the website creation underway, I began to focus on revising the cover of the Confections of a Pastry Chef” cookbook.  I interviewed and hired a freelancer on Upwork and provided a very detailed description of the look that I was seeking for the revised cookbook.  With both projects underway and detailed in my six-month plan, I was off to a good start, but I knew that there was so much more that I had to do, and as a team of three, myself, a webmaster, and a freelancer, I had a lot more that I needed to do to bring everything together.

Stay tuned…

“Anything is possible when you have a path, a plan and a desire to take action.” 

— Dean Grazios