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My CRAZY Life

An ordinary crazy day ;-)

8/21/2018

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I think it was BeBe Harlow who requested the day in the life of an indie author/publisher. The easiest way I could think to do this was to literally write down tasks as I check them off hour by hour.
Here’s a look at an ordinary Monday where I wasn’t working a day job and full focus was on book world. Notice how little of the time is spent writing and how much of it is on marketing/promo/other.
Buckle up!

 
7 am – 1,000 word movie review of “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” for Mean Machine, checking and responding to emails and private messages
8 am – Formatting a box set, tweaking two listing categories on three titles
9 am – Uploading three books for audio audition, ordering three covers, editing two blurbs, proofing a paperback proof and making adjustments – reloading proof for approval
10 am – 1,000 words on Blenders – Book Six of Circus Freak Series, editing vamp review and submitting to Mean Machine
11 am – break
11:15 – promo for Moonstruck release, review reminders, bloggers, newsletter, scheduled release day posts
Noon – 1,000 more words – Blenders, book format, laying out a submission for upcoming anthology
1 pm – category/rank research, review of two submissions, created Mobi ARC for Art Inspires Words – Book One, formatting paperback Art Inspires
2 pm – break/lunch
2:30 – Bloody Bonkers format, story lay out for edits, post scheduling for VAC events
3 pm – Post scheduling for VAC, swag and promo orders for Wanderlust
4 pm – Swag
5 pm – Subscription box research
6 pm – filing for vendor status
7 pm – Submission box research
8 pm – Sept newsletter prep during dinner
9 pm – Audio book listings/audition approvals/chasing down titles to transfer/audio graphics order
10 pm – Instagram graphics order
11 pm – 1,000 words – Blenders (total of 3583 for the day – which is light), Moonstruck milestone events, pimps and release day last minutes, proofing changes to Art Inspires Words – Book One, listing changes to Art Inspires Words including metadata wide change
Midnight – graphic orders, blurb edits sent/replaced, Moonstruck release
1 am – research for It Could Be Worse WIP
1:45 – tomorrow’s plan for release day promo/newsletter – blogger emails
2 am – bedtime! And tomorrow, we do it all over again!

So, Bebe – I hope this answer’s your question? Welcome to my CRAZY life! 

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Kim
8/21/2018 09:59:19

This list is crazy! You are amazing Erin. Thank you for all that you do!

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