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.