Vain

At one time I thought self publishing so vain, but now I have done it a couple of times I am not so sure anymore. In the past, some great writers have done it. They used to call it vanity publishing, but they do not call it that anymore. My first venture was to ensure a copywrite on a poem some people kept trying to claim as their own. My second effort was never meant for sale, but done as a gift for two close friends. Something that holds a little bit of me whenever I am not around them. My third effort has for far too long lain on my shelf gathering dust. However, at the time of writing it everyone said this was going to be the one. Sadly, at the time Agents and Publishers would not entertain my humble work. Now twenty-one years later we will see who was right or wrong. Those who enjoyed reading it or the Agents and Publishers who declined it. Am I vain or Am, I suffering from belief? Only time can tell. 5 June 2010