2016 will be a big year for me. It will be the year I can officially call myself A Published Writer.
The Wrong Kind of Clouds is the first novel by me to be published, but it isn't actually either the first book that I wrote, or the only novel I've written. I was slow at converting any of the books I've written from 'written' to 'published' and have accrued a bit of a backlog...
Consequently, I've been spending time planning out 2016, specifically planning out writing projects. I drew up a page of 52 boxes and started pencilling in what I wanted to achieve, week by week, through 2016.
My first attempt was over-ambitious to say the least! It looked okay, but then I converted it to a Gantt chart and realised that there was neither any slack in the system, nor were any weeks designated for holidays! Now, I know writing often seems like a 24/7 occupation, but to plan it to be that...
So, new plan. This time with more leeway and some holidays. It's still probably over-ambitious and I may well have torn it all up and started again before January is over, but, as it stands, by this time next year, I should have:
I know... we'll ALL be checking back in, this time next year and having a good laugh at how little of that has happened, but here's hoping I manage to achieve some if not all of that!
Just a reminder... if you haven't already, you can sign up for my mailing list just by filling in your email address in the box in the sidebar. No spam, just an email when I post anything new or have some exciting news for you.
The Wrong Kind of Clouds is the first novel by me to be published, but it isn't actually either the first book that I wrote, or the only novel I've written. I was slow at converting any of the books I've written from 'written' to 'published' and have accrued a bit of a backlog...
Consequently, I've been spending time planning out 2016, specifically planning out writing projects. I drew up a page of 52 boxes and started pencilling in what I wanted to achieve, week by week, through 2016.
My first attempt was over-ambitious to say the least! It looked okay, but then I converted it to a Gantt chart and realised that there was neither any slack in the system, nor were any weeks designated for holidays! Now, I know writing often seems like a 24/7 occupation, but to plan it to be that...
So, new plan. This time with more leeway and some holidays. It's still probably over-ambitious and I may well have torn it all up and started again before January is over, but, as it stands, by this time next year, I should have:
- got a second book out there (currently called 'Adapt or Die') by autumn 2016
- converted a half-written book to a fully written one that's ready for publication in spring 2017
- converted another half-written book to a first draft
- got a third thriller to the publishers, ready to come out in summer 2017!
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| Part of my Gantt chart... Yes, "book #6" will get a proper name in time! |
I know... we'll ALL be checking back in, this time next year and having a good laugh at how little of that has happened, but here's hoping I manage to achieve some if not all of that!
Just a reminder... if you haven't already, you can sign up for my mailing list just by filling in your email address in the box in the sidebar. No spam, just an email when I post anything new or have some exciting news for you.
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