Project Management for Authors

Novel Marketing

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the endless task of writing, publishing, and marketing your book? From deciding which software to use for writing to figuring out how to keep track of all the characters in your story, the choices can feel paralyzing, and the number of things that need to be done can be very overwhelming.
Besides your writing tasks, you have the business side of things: scheduling meetings, tracking your finances, recording book sales, running ads, and figuring out if your business is actually profitable.
If just thinking about your to-do list is raising your blood pressure, it's time for you to take control and reduce your stress by learning a technique called project management.
In this week's episode, I spoke with Lorna K. Bailey. She's been an executive author's assistant since 2014, and she's helped many top authors grow their sales and increase their focus on writing.
We talked about
· How to organize and prioritize your to-do list
· The benefits and differences between digital and paper calendars
· Tips for effective scheduling that helps you achieve your goals
Listen in or read the blog version to discover how project management techniques can help you tackle the overwhelming task of writing, publishing, and marketing your books.

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1. Project Management for Authors (00:00:00)

2. What is a project management system? (00:02:04)

3. How can authors avoid burnout? (00:05:07)

4. To-Do List Template (00:14:08)

5. Why is it hard to delegate? (00:14:58)

6. What’s the best way to use a digital calendar? (00:17:47)

7. Seeing the Big Picture (00:26:05)