Most people including many first-time authors are under the impression that writing a book consists of a single project that ends when the book is finished. This impression is quite wrong.
A book project is actually four connected and overlapping projects:
1 planning the book
2 writing the book
3 publishing the book
4 marketing the book
Writing the book does nothing to prepare the first-time author for parts 3 and 4 which require two completely different skill sets unrelated to writing the book.
Part 3 is especially dicey if the author chooses to self-publish the book. Part 4 has to be worked on no matter how the book is published.
Given this situation, which comes as a surprise for many first-time authors, I’ve decided to develop a productivity app for these authors that will encompass all four parts. The different parts will lead the author thorough the basics of each project giving them a grounding in the basic project requirements.
This is quite an ambitious undertaking. While I’m doing this my current project, the Story Structure book, will be on hold.
i’ll use Milanote as the software program to create this 4-part productivity app and since no two authors think alike, I could use a few plucky writers to toss ideas around with. Is that you?
On a side note, I've redone the home page for my website Writers & Authors Resource Center. It now has an interactive (i.e. live links) graphic that depicts all the resources I have available for fiction writing, self-publishing, book marketing and author business. Give it a visit! https://writersarc.com