My 2016 Publication Plan

My 2016 production includes the publication of three books: A short story collection featuring Reno Hart, Reno’s Debt, the first in the Reno Hart PI series, and a yet to be titled book featuring Jack and Jessica Stillwell, the protagonists in my first published story, Gone Tomorrow.

For planning purposes, I’m using three blocks of 100 days, as suggested by Honorée Corder in her book, Vision to Reality.

I’m posting this here as a way of holding myself accountable to my production plan in 2016. My intent is for this to be a dynamic page with updates explicitly noted.

First 100-day block of action:

Reno Hart Short Story Collection (FOUR SEASONS OF RENO HART)

• Complete revisions on the Reno Hart short story collection 
• Send revised collection to Kim for copy edits
• Create a publication checklist
• Create a title for the collection
• Cover for the collection 
• Write blurbs for each story
• Write blurb for the collection 
• Revisions from copy edits
• Publish the collection on Amazon
• Revise publication checklist

Reno’s Debt (A novel)

Second 100-day block of action

Four Seasons of Reno Hart

• Cover for the collection 
• Write blurbs for each story
• Write blurb for the collection 
• Revisions from copy edits
• Publish the collection on Amazon
• Revise publication checklist

Reno’s Debt

• Complete revisions to Reno’s Debt (In process)
• Send to content editor
• Revise Reno’s Debt following content edits
• Schedule cover design for Reno’s Debt
• Return Reno’s Debt for copy edits
• Write blurb for Reno’s Debt
• Decide pre-orders for Reno’s Debt
• Revisions from copy edits
• Publish Reno’s Debt
• Update Publication Checklist

Jack & Jessica Series

• Re-do the cover to Gone Tomorrow
• Outline J&J Two, a 30 - 40k novella
• Begin writing J&J Two

Other

• Decide on next project - A second Reno? A second J&J or something else.

Third 100-day block of action

J&J Two

• Write J&J two
• Send to content editor
• Revise J&J Two following content edits
• Schedule cover design for J&J Two
• Return J&J Two for copy edits
• Write blurb for J&J Two
• Decide pre-orders for J&J Two
• Revisions based on copy edits
• Publish J&J Two
• Update Publication Checklist

Next Project (NP)

• Outline NP
• Write NP
• Send NP to Content Editor by end of November