How to Become an Author and Self-Publish a Book

<h2>Everyone Has A Story To Tell.</h2> <h2>To Become An Author, Start By Tapping Into Your Story, Writing, And Sharing.</h2> <h3>About Shelly</h3> <p>Shelly Pordea is a former teacher, turned author, and story coach. She helps clients with their creative process to tell their story, become an author, and publish books.</p> <h3>The Search for Home</h3> <p>Shelly likes to say, that homing in on little bits of our story will help us create a full piece of art.  I asked her how this statement correlates to her trilogy.</p> <p>Her response was that Stephen King says every author’s first book is a memoir.  He and Shelly believe that we weave our story into everything we write.</p> <p>Shelly found this was especially true and her entire trilogy was about her journey to find a home.</p> <h3>The Everyday Author</h3> <p>Every day authors don’t make a lot of money from their books. Like Shelly, many are ghostwriters and write articles for corporations, and coach others on writing and publishing.  Shelly focuses her coaching on people who want to start a new career and others.  She works to help you find the pieces of your story that create a full work of art, your work is your art. To find the through-line is to look back on your life and pull those pieces out.</p> <p>Shelly recommends the book, “<a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0718022076/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=robyngraham5-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0718022076&linkId=24aa6fcc29c478c724ef7ddecd5e2072">The Art of Work</a>” by Jeff Goins.</p> <p>People want to relate to someone who has a journey similar to ours. As humans, we are curious and want to know as much as possible about the person teaching them.</p> <h3>Trust</h3> <p>Telling your story, helps other people trust you.</p> <h3>Value of Stories</h3> <p>Telling stories of people gives value to others' lives. If thinking of becoming an author, start with your story and see how you can tell it in a way that resonates with others.</p> <h3>Where to Begin to Write Your Story?</h3> <p>W