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<p>I have been waiting to fill you all in on my journey to the publication of <a href="http://viviensvoice.com/order-new-book/">HAPPINESS AT LAST</a>. If you are an already established author, my great moves might not be surprise to you.</p>
<p>I want to use this opportunity to tell you my story. My fellow beginners will find it very beneficial too. Right from high school, I have known I love literature despite being in Science class. I love to read novels, enjoyed history classes. At a point, I recalled having a great score in History for that school term and my teacher approached me to make sure I still wanted to carry on with my science courses.</p><div class="x7pssSsT" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9851445956456483" 
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<p>I love to write and love essays and good grammar. However, I must admit, my love for grammar has not enriched my vocabulary yet. I&#8217;m a work in progress stillð</p>
<p>It happened that when I grab books to read, it&#8217;s either I think the writer needed to add a twist to the story or cut off some irrelevant lines. At times, I would want the story to end differently as has been written by the author. Gradually, I harbored the idea of writing in my head. In the year 2014, I came across an aunt who is is same profession as me &#8211; <em>nursing</em>&#8211; and have written two poem collections, I simply said to my self I can do it.</p>
<p>Within the next two years I began writing. I realised that I kind of know the story but didn&#8217;t know how to start, then I decided I need to go back to my favorite novels but this time I approached them differently to understand their writing style. I have fondly enjoyed the works of <a href="http://daniellesteel.com">Danielle Steel,</a> own and have read lots of them. I currently follow her on Amazon to know her new releases. Kudos to this woman that&#8217;s writes endlessly.</p>
<p>It happened that in 2015 I browsed about publishing and fortunately, <a href="https://www.authorhouse.co.uk">Authorhouse</a> publishers picked me up and wouldn&#8217;t stop ringing me. I said to myself maybe that was the push I needed.</p>
<p>I paid for a publishing package even before I had a good draft of my first chapters. For me, knowing I have paid means a book somehow is on its way.</p>
<p>I wrote, then stopped as life, work and everything got busier. I would write once in a month or three months. I kept receiving call and emails from the Publishers. I had poems collections which they wanted me to publish first but I kind of thought I should go with my novel first as I can easily opt for buying a novel when compared to purchasing a poetry book. A sneak view of my poem which I previously posted can be seen <a href="http://viviensvoice.com/2013/01/29/your-road-is-not-mine/">here</a>.</p>
<p>I began blogging to experiment my writing. Then came 2017 when I had said to myself this book has to be completed. The truth is, at that time each time when I want to write I struggled to connect with the story. I had a fresh idea for new storylines.</p>
<p>Then, I began seeking opinion for my manuscript and at last was able to conclude the story.</p>
<p>I sent off my manuscript to the Publishers by May 2017 and it took me months to correct and amend covers to my satisfaction. I eventually got published on 8th of February 2018.</p>
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<p>That was huge for me. I still can&#8217;t believe I managed to publish a book. Huge thanks to my darling husband for his continued support and for sparing time to go through my tons of drafts. I am very grateful to God.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s fulfilling to know there are readers out there that have copies of my book in their palms or on their shelves.</p>
<p>I will talk more about book promotion in a different post. I&#8217;ve only come to know that&#8217;s the main work in the book ð writing industry.</p>
<p>Do you have a copy of HAPPINESS AT LAST? It&#8217;s available <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-at-Last-Vivien-Ayinotu/dp/1524681652/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">here</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks to you all. Thank you for reading. Thanks for your time here. You are the reason I want to write more and God-willingly, will write more.</p>
<p><em>If I can do it, anybody can. </em></p>
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My Writing Journey
