With three published novels and a fourth book that I am hoping will be released in the first half of 2010, I have learned quite a bit about the worlds of writing and marketing. I'm sure many authors will agree, particularly those who have chosen the self-publishing route, the hard work really begins after the final words of a book are written. The entire writing process is fun! Once I develop my general plotline and character sketches, the books often take on lives of their own. The...