When I first put my fingers to the keyboard and started writing my first book. I thought to myself, why are you doing this? And do you think all this time and effort will be worth it? “I was doubting myself because I didn’t think I had the work ethic or talent to write a book. But then I immediately shook off my initial self-doubt and pushed through anyway. I then realized when I finished my book, that the work was just starting. The hurdles and leaps that a self-published author must do complete and publish a book are daunting. I still didn’t care; I was determined to finish something that I started.