Picture of the Book made by the Author

The Journey of My First Self-Published Book Release

When Thoughts become Things

Here I am holding in my hands a book filled with my poems. The book cover made with Canva and the poems written over the years. All in one. A project who travelled with me over years of doubts and deep feelings.

The Idea

I started contemplating the idea of publishing a book that would bring some kind of closure with the triggers and the trauma. I wanted to give hope and courage to others to make it through tough times.

Now that is out there the feeling of release and accomplishment is overwhelming. However the journey has only started. It feels like only now I can start again better equipped in life and in writing.

I am grateful for all the people who have encourage me and support me, even here on Medium there are writers who wrote tips about how to go on this journey of self-publishing.

Manuscript

I choose poems which made it to Medium and made it to a second view. I edited again and again every poem. I changed font at least 50 times. I changed pictures and page borders at least 100 times.

Amazon is the house where my book found a window for people all over the world can see it and buy it for their own personal reading…