Someone asked me about the process of writing this book, and once I wrote it out for her, I realized I wanted to save this for future reference (I should really make a flowchart!)
- 1. Write first draft.
- 2. Edit draft.
- 3. Send to 3 alpha readers, plus my husband Ted
- 4. Incorporate feedback.
- 5. Send to 5 beta readers, including you.
- 6. Repeat step 4. (There was some overlap between steps 3-6, as people read and respond at different speeds)
- 7. Buy ISBN numbers.
- 8. Send to professional editor, who took just under two weeks.
- 9. Repeat Step 4.
- 10. Figure out how many pages were in final version (needed to create paperback cover)
- 11. Figure out how to get book into Kindle Create Editor.
- 12. Fix formatting in Kindle Create.
- 13. Upload to Kindle Direct Press.
- 14. (in parallel with 10-12) Commission cover
- 15. Review cover and get revisions made
- 16. Export .epub from Kindle Create and do one final careful close reading on my own Kindle, making comments as needed
- 17. Repeat step 4.
- 18. Publish!!!
- 19. Promote <= I am here