To Do Lists
Publishing house:
To Do, in order of task:
- Choose working title
- Write two chapters, outline, intro
- Do web research for appropriate publishers, agents, similar books
- Write proposal
- Find literary agent
- Get contract with publisher
- Write book/start blog about topic
- Hand in book, start editing/rewrite process
- Create website for book; do SEO
- Get testimonials
- Marketing: blog, tweet, social networking
- Create marketing kit to send out to colleagues
- Write articles
- Search web to get interviews and do guest blogs
- Create Virtual Marketing tour
Print On Demand/Self Publishing:
To Do, in order of task:
- Choose working title
- Write outline
- Choose editor
- Start writing book
- Send chapters to editor as you write them
- Send chapters to readers as you write them (start a family of readers to get instant feedback)
- Edit/Write daily
- Choose final title
- Get ISBN number
- Complete first draft
- Choose print model
- Hire jacket designer, layout designer, proofreader, indexer
- Choose print house
- Print house may do editing, jacket design, proofing, indexing for a fee
- Start blog on topic/find friends and colleagues to mention
- Start writing articles, blog posts
- Start getting testimonials for book jacket/inside book
- Create website for book
- Do SEO
- Set up links with distribution/print house
- Marketing: send kit to friends to market for you
- Start blog, social networking, tweet
- Send out marketing packet to blog/reader friends
- Set up virtual book tour
Ebook/Self Publishing:
To Do, in order of task:
- Choose working title
- Write outline
- Choose editor
- Start writing book
- Send chapters to editor as you write them
- Send chapters to readers as you write them (start a family of readers to get instant feedback)
- Edit/Write daily
- Choose final title
- Get ISBN number
- Complete first draft
- Choose print model
- Hire jacket designer, layout designer, proofreader, indexer
- Choose print house
- Print house may do editing, jacket design, proofing, indexing for a fee
- Start blog on topic/find friends and colleagues to mention
- Start writing articles, blog posts
- Start getting testimonials for book jacket/inside book
- Create website for book
- Do SEO
- Set up paypal
- Set up links on book website
- Set up links with distribution/print house
- Marketing: send kit to friends to market for you
- Start blog, social networking, tweet
- Send out marketing packet to blog/reader friends
- Set up virtual book tour
Home Fulfillment/Self Publishing
To Do, in order of task:
- Choose working title
- Write outline
- Choose editor
- Start writing book
- Send chapters to editor as you write them
- Send chapters to readers as you write them (start a family of readers to get instant feedback)
- Edit/Write daily
- Choose final title
- Get ISBN number
- Complete first draft
- Choose print model
- Hire jacket designer, layout designer, proofreader, indexer
- Choose print house
- Print house may do editing, jacket design, proofing, indexing for a fee
- Start blog on topic/find friends and colleagues to mention
- Start writing articles, blog posts
- Start getting testimonials for book jacket/inside book
- Create website for book
- Do SEO
- Set up links with distribution/print house
- Marketing: send kit to friends to market for you
- Start blog, social networking, tweet
- Send out marketing packet to blog/reader friends
- Set up virtual book tour
Ghost Writer/Self Publishing or Publishing House
To Do, in order of task:
- Decide on book topic
- Do detailed outline and discussion of intent and vision
- Decide scope of work to hire out (proposal only, or whole book with/without all editorial services, jacket design, etc.)
- Do raw outline and book overview
- Search ghost writer choices
- Choose one who loves your project
- Agree to terms
- Create very tight work agreement
- Choose print house
- Print house may do editing, jacket design, proofing, indexing for a fee
- Start blog on topic/find friends and colleagues to mention
- Start writing articles, blog posts
- Start getting testimonials for book jacket/inside book
- Create website for book
- Do SEO
- Set up paypal
- Set up links on book website
- Send out marketing requests
- Design virtual book tour
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