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This first post is a placeholder as I intend to chronicle for you the steps from conception to launch of the kids book I wrote called "Vigilant Kids." This thread will be about process, not content.
I'd be remiss if I didn't give three shoutouts from the very beginning :
I'll headline each post with one of the topics above in case you are following along, or find this thread years from now. Hopefully it will serve as a good analysis of the steps I took through this journey. The subject matter of the book is not important for this thread, but the process steps is what I intend to capture for you.
I'd be remiss if I didn't give three shoutouts from the very beginning :
- To @MJ DeMarco for your continued inspiration in pushing me towards an Unscripted life
- To @ChickenHawk for leaving breadcrumbs for others here at the forum to follow. We knew you before you were a USA Today Best Selling author. Thanks for chronicling your journey here for those who come behind us
- To all of the forum contributors to the Writing and Authorship channel at the Fastlane Forum. Keep writing, and keep posting. There's gold in these threads
- Inspiration
- Writing the Story
- Finding the Illustrator
- Working with the Artist
- Buying an ISBN
- Trademarking a book title
- Working with an Editor
- Selecting Distribution
- Retail price
- Doing things Unscripted
- Creating an event
- Early Marketing / Social Media
- Launch Strategy
- Launch Results
- Impact/Results
I'll headline each post with one of the topics above in case you are following along, or find this thread years from now. Hopefully it will serve as a good analysis of the steps I took through this journey. The subject matter of the book is not important for this thread, but the process steps is what I intend to capture for you.
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