The Five Year Plan
Last week on #Indiechat there was the discussion of the Five year plan. Since I was talking a lot about mine, I thought it would be nice to share mine. I based mine off of a Fortune 500 company's individual development plan and I think it's good to have things like "Potential road blocks" "How to get over those."
And without further ado...
Five Year GoalTo make enough from writing that would qualify as a part-time salary. (20-30K)One Year Goal· Finish Spliced and query· Have entire alien series out in E format and paperbackAction Plan· Produce at least two books a year, producing ten books in a five year period· Develop a marketing plan and budget for each book· Query agents/editors/publishers for Spliced· Query agents for possible film/foreign rights· Decide on future series and books and plans for each with Indie or traditional pathDevelopmental Activities· Continue to use RWA for a source with first page critiques· Search for one more solid critique partner· Do research on possible new editors· Participate in #IndieChat and #NALitChat· Take workshops and classes to develop craft· Look for more books in my genre to read Potential Roadblocks· Bad Ratings· Lack of sales· Running low on money for marketing/covers· Not making deadlines· Not getting an agent for Spliced, bad deal from small publisherWays to manage/overcome roadblocks· Continue to query new book reviewers· Review marketing plans if sales lacking· Borrow from self for money for covers· Consider changing deadlines or scaling back· Self-publish Spliced
Sources of Support· Indelibles· RWA group· NALitChat· Kindleboard ForumsProgress (to check every 6-12 months)· What is working well and why?· What isn’t working and why?· What adjustments, if any, do I need to make in my plan?Outcomes· What is different as a result of achieving this goal?· What did I learn in the process of pursuing this goal?Next Steps:· How will I apply what I’ve learned or achieved?· How will I maintain the goal?Do you have a five year plan? Are you making one? What is on yours?
And without further ado...
Five Year GoalTo make enough from writing that would qualify as a part-time salary. (20-30K)One Year Goal· Finish Spliced and query· Have entire alien series out in E format and paperbackAction Plan· Produce at least two books a year, producing ten books in a five year period· Develop a marketing plan and budget for each book· Query agents/editors/publishers for Spliced· Query agents for possible film/foreign rights· Decide on future series and books and plans for each with Indie or traditional pathDevelopmental Activities· Continue to use RWA for a source with first page critiques· Search for one more solid critique partner· Do research on possible new editors· Participate in #IndieChat and #NALitChat· Take workshops and classes to develop craft· Look for more books in my genre to read Potential Roadblocks· Bad Ratings· Lack of sales· Running low on money for marketing/covers· Not making deadlines· Not getting an agent for Spliced, bad deal from small publisherWays to manage/overcome roadblocks· Continue to query new book reviewers· Review marketing plans if sales lacking· Borrow from self for money for covers· Consider changing deadlines or scaling back· Self-publish Spliced
Sources of Support· Indelibles· RWA group· NALitChat· Kindleboard ForumsProgress (to check every 6-12 months)· What is working well and why?· What isn’t working and why?· What adjustments, if any, do I need to make in my plan?Outcomes· What is different as a result of achieving this goal?· What did I learn in the process of pursuing this goal?Next Steps:· How will I apply what I’ve learned or achieved?· How will I maintain the goal?Do you have a five year plan? Are you making one? What is on yours?
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