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I'm glad you still like hearing from me!
Being a full time writer is great - as long as you're committed and totally believe that what you do makes a difference.
Getting lost in the creative flow is what it's all about. But often we have other considerations when we let our work go to see how it fares in the marketplace.
In today's article we look at how you might stay ahead of the competition (including those signed to legacy publishers) as an independent author in the new millennium.
Keep writing!
Rob@easywaytowrite.com
I'm glad you still like hearing from me!
Being a full time writer is great - as long as you're committed and totally believe that what you do makes a difference.
Getting lost in the creative flow is what it's all about. But often we have other considerations when we let our work go to see how it fares in the marketplace.
In today's article we look at how you might stay ahead of the competition (including those signed to legacy publishers) as an independent author in the new millennium.
Keep writing!
Rob@easywaytowrite.com
Publishing Strategy for Indie Authors
One great way of preparing yourself for the release of your next book as an independent author is to have a pretend strategy meeting with yourself every two or three months.
Hold the meeting with your partner if he or she is interested.
Engage the help of a fellow author to bounce ideas off, or, if all else fails, conduct the meeting with yourself.
Any such meeting will stand you in good stead for your future career.
2. How commercial is the project? (And can you make it more so.)
3. What issues need 'fixing'? (Characters, Plot, Structure, etc.)
4. How long will that take?
5. Thoughts on cover design.
6. Scheduling a release date.
7. Marketing ideas.
8. Beta readers.
9. Possible reviewers.
10. And so on.
As an independent author you can of course circumvent the need to please an army of people that have little to do with the writing of the book, but it's worth bearing in mind that publishers often take great care over releasing a new book simply because a perfectly-honed manuscript and book-package with the right cover that hits the marketplace at exactly the right time can create a bestseller in a way that is very hard for an indie author to emulate.
Is the subject matter compelling/different?
Do the characters/concepts work?
Does the idea/premise/story make sense?
Is it a big enough concept with an easily identifiable hook?
Is the book good enough to compete?
What more does it need?
Does it need paring back?
What can go?
What kind of cover should the book have to compete in the right genre?
What kind of promotion does the book need?
How will it reach its target audience?
Don't fret that perhaps you haven't thought of everything or that maybe, after your initial analysis, you don't think you have a book worth promoting.
Keep Writing!
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