CariGaleziewski

My debut novel, Mirabell and the Immortal Pirate Black Sam Bellamy, has now been published. Hooray! This has been a long time coming. I began writing my middle grade adventure novel about sixteen years ago, when being an author was just a pipe dream and a hobby while I raised my young family. All the while, I studied the craft of writing, learned about the publishing industry, attended conferences, and built my network of fellow authors and creatives.

 

Then, a few years ago, I started seeking author representation, which is (usually) a necessary step to getting published. Two years and over fifty (very nice) rejections later, I realized I didn't need to wait for a gatekeeper to give me permission to put my book out there, and I began an intense period of researching independent publishing. Thanks mainly to Joanna Penn (a giant in the self-pub space) and Karen Inglis (successful independent children's author and author of How to Self-Publish and Market a Children's Book), I have the confidence to do this on my own. Well, not completely on my own, as I hired several editors and a cover designer. But you get the idea. 

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I will update this space from time to time as I have information to share, but if you'd like to follow my journey more directly, you can sign up for my monthly author newsletter where I share up-to-date info about my publishing process. 

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Thanks for following along! :) ;)