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I am currently working on the "packaging" for all of my free and for-sale fiction. By packaging I mean the covers and back copy. I am also finishing this website and the website for Rooster & Raven Publishing, LLC. The website for Breaking the Reign of the Dead (a free Pathfinder RPG novel set in Geb, Nex, and the Mana Waste) is almost done. All I need to do is add the distribution schedule and connect some links.
I hope to get all of the packaging done, except for the back copy, and all three websites done by the end of June. I am waiting to write the back copy when I do another full edit of all of my free and for-sale fiction.
After the websites are done I need to continue my research on marketing--the most difficult part for me. This research will lead to the creation of a marketing plan. Once I have a plan I can define the distribution schedule for Breaking the Reign of the Dead. The release of Breaking in installments along with the marketing plan will mark the official launch of Rooster and Raven Publishing, LLC.
This process marks the culmination of almost ten years of work. The first step in this ten year plan was to master the craft of storytelling, at least to the point where my writing could stand next to the writing of the authors I love and measure myself against. That took eight years!
Now comes the relatively easy work of building a business, attracting fans, selling books, and telling more great stories to those fans.
Update
It is now September 2024. I have made all the covers, written back copy, and made all the files for print and eBooks. I am now in the process of recording audio files. I am fortunate in that the public library in the next town over has two recording studios. They aren't soundproof rooms but they are good enough for what I'm trying to do.
I am going to record audio (yes, me reading) for all of my free Pathfinder fiction (except To Trick a God). I am going to try to record Breaking the Reign of the Dead as well, but that's a long book. I want to record it because I know that a lot of people would enjoy listening to it.
When I am done with the recordings (and editing them) I will make videos for my YouTube and TikTok pages. Despite the fact that I rarely listen to audio books I enjoy making them. I would love to make audio books for all of my free and for sale material. Hopefully I will be able to.
What comes next is the most difficult part for me: social media and marketing. However, after all this work I am motivated to make those accounts. I don't want to get 90% done and then leave the last 10% unfinished. Also, and here is my motivator, once everything is built and up I can go back to writing!
What do I want to write? It's nice of you to ask. I want to write a new Esar-Haden story (I've already begun plotting), Dungeons & Dragons fan fiction (see the Dungeons & Dragons page), and my eighth novel. This will be a dark fantasy/horror novel. I will keep you all updated here.
Wish me luck!