All Write Well: Daily Book Building Guide to Publication

By Maria Secoy

When we start with the belief that we can all write well with the right support, we are able to share powerful stories of strength and persistence previously ignored by traditional publishers. This book was written to offer a clear path to self-publication using the same Daily Book Building system that allows Maria's clients to successfully publ

• Language: English
• Publisher: All Write Well LLC
• Release date: Oct 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9798986029535

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Chapter 1 – Timeline of the Process

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Many writers will tell you that it should take a year (or more!) to write a book. I disagree.

There is no reason for this.

Publishing a book is the culmination of planning, writing, revising, editing, designing a cover, formatting, marketing, pricing, and uploading your book.

These things should not be done one at a time in a specific order. I repeat, good writers multitask to work on at least two of these things throughout the writing process.

In my coaching business, I promise clients that they can finish a 60,000-word book in about 16 weeks. I offer them the choice to slow and extend the process for those who want to spend less than 5 hours/week working on their book. For those willing to dedicate 6-8 hours/week, here’s what a 16-week writing schedule looks like (18 weeks to holding your author copies, because shipping takes time):

Week 1 – plan & outline; write 1000 words

Week 2 – write 5000 words & adjust your plan and outline

Week 3 – write 6000 words & announce on social media (SM) that you are writing a book

Week 4 – write 6000 words & 2 SM posts (one quote & one struggle)

Week 5 – write 6000 words & 2 SM posts (1 accomplishment & 1 decision you must make while writing)

Week 6 – write 6000 words & design your cover & 1 SM post announcing your title

Week 7 – write 6000 words & 2 SM posts (1 revealing your cover & 1 quote)

Week 8 – write 6000 words & hire/reserve your line editor (I go into detail about different editing roles, expectations, expenses, & timelines in Chapter 4) & 1 SM post celebrating how much you’ve written paired with your cover image

Week 9 – write 6000 words & 2 SM that include your cover image (one struggle & announce your release date)

Week 10 – write 6000 words & 2 SM posts (1 progress update with cover image & one selfie sharing excitement about almost finishing!)

Week 11 – write 6000 words & 2 SM posts with your cover image (one sharing excitement/countdown to release date & one celebrating when you finish the draft

Week 12 – Send it to your line editor & 2 SM posts (1 sharing joy about sending to the editor & 1 announcing preorders) & hire/reserve your final proofreader & set up pre-orders including determining your pricing (this week feels busy on paper, but remember you are doing zero writing)

Week 13 – Revise 30,000 words based on editor’s suggestions (remember it’s your story, you don’t have to do everything they say) & 2 SM posts sharing your revising decisions & accomplishments

Week 14 – Revise 30,000 words based on editor’s suggestions (remember it’s your story, you don’t have to do everything they say) & 2 SM posts (one announcing when you finish revision & one counting down to release day!)

Week 15 – Send it to your proofreader and enjoy a beverage of your choice! Also, do 2 SM posts celebrating how close to done you are & reminding people about pre-orders & the release date.

Week 16 – Final edits based on proofreader (this typically takes a couple hours at most, because it should just be fixing typos that they find) & format & publish (this is not hard, but it is frustrating so put on comfy clothes, settle in, and accept that you are going to fight with technology for several very stupid hours). This week requires more hours than any other, but your book is done!!!

Week 17 – Order author copies and wait for them patiently (or fly home from work every day eager to see if the box has arrived