Monday, July 7, 2014

A Birthday Present with Shaleen Kapil

Today is my birthday. I gave myself a special present this year: I published my first book. As I edited and formatted this book, I kept this date in mind as a deadline. I didn’t think of it as a birthday present at first, but I knew I wanted to have it completed before I started the next year of my life.

When I began this journey to publishing, I did so in secret. I wrote between the hours of 5 and 7 in the morning. I didn’t even tell my husband. He thought I had insomnia. I waited until the halfway point to tell him what I was working on.

Since I completed None But You last September, others have found out as I waded through the waters of editing and publishing.  I am happy to have such a supportive group of family and friends, even when I participated in last November’s Nanowrimo and starting writing many more hours than I had before.

I think everything is ready to speed up for me now. I have a short story and a novella going through final edits, and I am beginning the illustrations for a children’s yoga book. But first, I am going to spend today just enjoying my birthday present.



Shaleen Kapil’s first novel, None But You, is available in e-book formats: Kindle and Smashwords. The print version will be available at the end of July. None But You is a contemporary romance with lovable and often humorous characters.

7 comments:

  1. Congrats on your release, and happy birthday!

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  2. What a great way to think about it!

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  3. Happy birthday! What a wonderful gift to yourself - may it be the beginning of a glorious new phase in your life!

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  4. Happy birthday and congrats on the new book.

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  5. Congratulations on publishing your book. Here's to many more!

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  6. Gorgeous cover, Shaleen, so much so I just went and bought it. (It is far too easy to buy books on Kindle, sigh!!) All the best with your next book!!

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