Make it a Rule of Life never to Regret - Katherine Mansfield

Feeling the rejections, I return to Teyssieres not knowing what to do. My husband and my editor encourage me to self-publish. I hesitate and then, because they’re smart guys, I take their advice and sacrifice a summer of reading and writing and reflecting (my favourite occupations) to get down to the business of self-publishing. 

I decide on Createspace/Amazon for my printer/distributor, and start assembling a book. The details are endless and the full weight of what I have set myself up to do – produce a book – is overwhelming. And I terribly miss my creative time in France.