Doubts

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Publishing scares me.

Am I going to be judged on my first work?
Are medicore reviews going to keep me from getting better hits and better sales later because of my first work?

Should I go back and work on it some more?

I wish I knew what people liked and disliked.

The premise of Bookworm must be good considering the number of free downloads.  Now I have to wait and see what happens.

What if I'm not as good at writing as my friends say?

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