This is an update to an earlier post. It is a summary of a presentation I will be giving at the Oklahoma Library Association annual conference in Tulsa on April 1, 2016. It includes a short timeline on my journey as a self-published author. January 2014- retired. May 2014 – attended 1st writer’s conference July 2014 - started making progress on my writing. March 2015 - finished the manuscript April 2015 – pitched book to agent at writer’s conference July 2015 – rejected by