My journey as a debut author

Taming the Perilous Skies: 100 Days to Launch!

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WEEK 1: WHY AM I DOING THIS?!

100 DAYS LEFT: KICKOFF

99 DAYS LEFT: MOTIVATIONS

98 DAYS LEFT: INFLUENCES

97 DAYS LEFT: WHAT AM I SAYING?

96 DAYS LEFT: GOALS & METRICS

95 DAYS LEFT: FEARS

94 DAYS LEFT: FEELING SATISFIED

WEEK 2: WHO WOULD READ THIS?!

93 DAYS LEFT: MARKET WITH RUSS NOHELTY

92 DAYS LEFT: CHOOSING YOUR ROOM

91 DAYS LEFT: READER PERSONAS

90 DAYS LEFT: ANTI-GRAVITY

89 DAYS LEFT: GENRE READERS

88 DAYS LEFT: THE BOOKSHELF (POWELLS)

87 DAYS LEFT: CHARACTER vs CONCEPT

WEEK 3: IS IT READY?!

86 DAYS LEFT: CRAFT WITH NANCY KRESS

85 DAYS LEFT: POV

84 DAYS LEFT: CHARACTER

83 DAYS LEFT: FINDING YOUR VOICE

82 DAYS LEFT: CONCEPT

81 DAYS LEFT: PLOT

80 DAYS LEFT: SO, IS IT READY?

WEEK 4: MULTIMEDIA DELIVERY

79 DAYS LEFT: RUSS NICKEL AND MULTIMEDIA DELIVERY

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WEEK 5: AI AND THE DEBUT AUTHOR

72 DAYS LEFT: AI WITH ELIZABETH ANN WEST

WEEK 6: SELF PUBLISHING? WHY?!

65 DAYS LEFT: SELF PUBLISHING WITH DALE ROBERTS

WEEK 7: THE VISUALS

58 DAYS LEFT: COVER DESIGN WITH JASON GURLEY

WEEK 8: MARRRRRRRKETING

51 DAYS LEFT: MARKETING WITH JOEL AND LAURA PITNEY

WEEK 9: DOING YOUR RESEARCH

44 DAYS LEFT: HOW I APPROACHED RESEARCH

WEEK 10: STAY ON TOP OF YOUR MARKET

37 DAYS LEFT: NAT (DANIEL) FROM KINDLETRENDS

WEEK 11: YOU’RE NOT ALONE

30 DAYS LEFT: MY TRIBE. MY FRIENDS. WORLDCON!

WEEK 12: LET’S TALK AUDIO!

23 days left: AUDIO with Simon Patrick!

WEEK 13: TTPS THE MOVIE? YES!

16 days left: Patrick, Joshua and Phil chat about making the MOVIE!

WEEK 14: POST LAUNCH PLANNING

9 days left: M.L. Buchman discusses what to think about post launch