The Challenge - 2013

  by  simplyla 

So, I am following up on the post I wrote earlier about Dean Wesley Smith and writing prolifically. (Can you tell that I am inspired?!) I would love to be able to post in a year and say, "See, I followed this advice and look where I am!" That sort of success would be mind-blowing. And honestly, I think it's do-able.

So, Dean wrote a post about writing in 2013 that I am going to take advantage of, "The New World of Publishing: How to Keep Production Going all Year".

In it, he outlines some goals for 2013, and different "routes" to take, such as:

Option 1: Set your plan to strictly follow Heinlein’s Rules.

Option 2:  Set a "new word" count you would like to hit for the year.

Option 3: Set up a production goal.

Option 4: Get one new book up indie published every two weeks. (~25/year)

You can go to his post (see link above) to read his descriptions and suggestions for each.

My 2013 Challenge

1) Start a publishing company to publish books (for myself to start, at least)
- Domain name is already purchased (1/25/13)
- Next step: create LLC
- Get business bank account
- Download extra software if necessary

2) Follow Heinlein's rules, that is:
- Write daily - see production goal
- Finish everything I write
- Do not rewrite unless to fix small errors (i.e., write quality the first time around!)
- Publish it
- Keep it on the market

3) Set a production goal:
1) Either one novel every month, or two short stories a month produced by me
2) The month goal will be met by one or the other of the above
3) No non-fiction books until the first year is up

I am going to make this a page on the blog for handy reference. I plan to update it frequently.


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