September & October 2018 Bi-monthly Goals — Derek Barton – 2018

It’s that time again to hold my production record up to the spotlight and see how I did…

• Complete the Audiobook for In Four Days.   DONE!  Now available for sale on Amazon & Audible.com for $4.86 (membership pricing)!!
• Create/organize this year’s 2018 Indie Fantasy Book Giveaway with several other independent authors.  DONE!  I will be sending out another blog on this shortly, but I will be hosting the 2018 Indie Giveaway for the month of September.
• Add a new page to the site showcasing associates and people I have worked with and what they can do for other writers.  DONE — sort of.  I did a blog shout-out as my show of appreciation for their help and efforts.
• Find at least two places to do a book-signing appearance.  PARTIAL FAIL.  Got a book-signing with Bookmans in Phoenix for Oct 6th.  Still looking for another location.
• Schedule one or two more comic-cons or book festivals by the end of the year.  FAIL.  I just don’t have the finances yet for the extra costs to do the comic-cons yet, but this is a major goal of mine to accomplish for next year.  I hope to have at least two or three appearances booked for 2019.
• Finish editing for Elude #1 & #2.  DONE — sort of… I have finished Elude #1 but Elude #2 is still being worked through.  Elude #1’s editing took a bit longer than I hoped but at least I was still able to get the book produced by the end of August.  🙂
• Design the book cover for Elude #1 & #2.  DONE!  Very happy with the book cover — decided to just use one cover for all three parts.  Now if I could get a better handle on doing book blurbs.
• Write the end of Elude #3.  FAIL.  Just too much to get fully written on top of all the editing.
• Send out Monthly Newsletters by 15th of the month.  DONE
• Keep up The Hidden saga on the website every 2 weeks.  DONE

70% GOAL COMPLETION!!!  Highest scoring yet.  I didn’t accomplish 80% to actually consider this a “WIN”, but I feel the two months were still very successful and productive.

• Complete the editing of Elude #2.
• Publish Elude #2 by the end of October.
• Complete the writing for Elude #3 (about 30,000 to 40,000 words).
• Start my outline for Book #3 for the Wyvernshield Fantasy series.
• Write up and prepare for writing in the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Challenge in November — Book #3 will be my focus for NaNoWriMo! (50,000 word count goal!)
• Do a book-signing event in Arizona.
• Craft a video book trailer for Consequences Within Chaos and The Bleeding Crown.  (Can you say strettcccchhhhh gooooaaalll???)
• Work up my booth design for comic-cons and book festivals.
• Send out Monthly Newsletters by 15th of the month.
• Keep up The Hidden saga on the website every 2 weeks.