Originally written on October 1, 2010 by Colleen Houck Going from a self-published book to a traditionally published one is an interesting and sometimes crazy experience. It’s a bit surreal seeing something you’ve created plucked apart, polished, and put back together again in a tighter, more compact frame, but I expected that. What I didn’t expect was the extensive team of experts who have all invested their time, energy, and mental focus on only me and my series. If you’ve read the Hunger Games series, you will remember Katniss and her team of experts that made her costumes, organized her …