

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