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Writers Write:
A Day By Day Path to Success
___By J.E. Ayers Brooks
Structure is Key
In any business, the best way to go forward with achieving one’s goals is to follow a set plan, map out a course of action in forming the bonds and relationships with others that will help you along the way. This is a designated course designed in a particular manner that fits the needs and expectations based on your own talents and abilities. I have created six websites at this point, which are receiving nominal attention, and not generating ANY income. I sat down and reviewed my research and goals and found that I am in gear for getting contracted work, I just need to organize and implement the strategies all of my wonderful teachers along the way have shown me. I am going to do this by actually scheduling myself to specific tasks on my calendar for each day to accomplish my dreams and make them my reality.
Anatomy of a Writer’s Dream
To be able to designate realistic achievable goals, we must first evaluate what the target finish for each writing project or job, production or publication is. That is to formulate a clear vision of what the finished product will be, and how to get it there and sell to a marketed audience.
Book Proposals
One of the closest products to my heart would be selling books through a publishing company on areas of my expertise. Along the way with this comes the value at heart of teaching what life’s lessons along the way have given to me to share with people who could relate, and benefit. Writing these proposals and sending them off, creating the correspondence between you and those who could help it get widespread attention also serves as a backdrop process for outlining and creating the initial stages for writing the book itself, and being so motivated along the way, writing it.
Expert Topic Copy Writing
Probably the most valuable and informative contribution to the writing world you can make is the fun task of assembling and interviewing experts on a topic you find to be of use and fascinating. The course of action is to gather your sources and their arguments of the topic, notate what your thoughts are, and then send off, say 100 letters to the writers themselves to invite them to get their input on the subject directly. Let them know you will be getting it published, tell them what publications you are querying or working with upon acquisition, and that there will be backlinks and, obviously, credit given. Tell them who else in the field you are corresponding with and what the indications are of the importance of the work in a relatable field. After interviewing them, and finding the proper place for it, publish it and value the contacts you have added to your colleagues list.
3. Film and Television
The daunting task of trying to find a possible niche in film and television is probably the most wide open industry demanding new material on a constant basis. I am new to this field, but have high hopes for the use of my writing for creation of onscreen cinema and series. The basics of this part of the goal achieving will test me to rely on the things I learned doing sales jobs over the years. Essentially look up the production companies, call and email them, get through the gatekeeper, and establish relationships with the producers who make the productions happen. In establishing these relationships, create a dialogue mapping out more precisely what the different parameters, forms, budget and scope of the projects these companies are looking to take on to create and release their successes.
4. Self Publishing
A very important part of the business is learning the facets of the business as you would be doing them yourself, in order to more fully understand and appreciate what it is these roles are taken on within the companies that you would have represent you. Part of my regimen is going to be continuing to write my various projects, and publish and market them, honestly prepare them for use in the other facets of my journey to writing success.
Structure
Those are some of the key elements of the tasks I am going to be doing on a regular basis, and the most important factor is the most crucial to success in anything, application. In order to more fully liberate the creative juices on a regular basis, I have to set the time factors as my own self imposed deadlines, and be a self starter every day.
How It Works and When: The Course of Action
The system is going to be set up to do on a rotation of tasks set in a time slot for each day, each week, with the field expectations rotating weekly in a four week schedule.
Week One: Book Proposals
Day One:
*Generate a list of your expertise and concept for topics for books.
*Generate a list of publishing companies that are publishing your genres
*Create a contact list within the topic for references and send initial correspondence
*Make an outline of the books foreseen content
Day Two:
*Organize a reference list of topics covered within the book
*Write a rough draft of the proposal’s summary
*Contact any sources available and write them about your project
*Query any relevant agents and online publications about your book
Day Three:
*Write 5K words of your primary books proposal
*Repeat contacting all of the sources you referenced, and all other communications follow - up
Day Four:
*Write 5K words of your projects proposal (now at 10K)
*Write a two page summary for use in querying and send to all contacts
*Prepare graphics for use with material
Day Five:
*Finish the book proposal and send all materials to all contacts relevant
Week 2: Expert Topic Copy Writing
Day One:
*Take 50 source articles for the project, and extract all contact information for use.
Day Two:
*Create initial story outline using the topics of the research and brief examination
*Read ten of the articles and take notes broken into sections created with initial outline
*Contact the sources and ask for interviews, and offer credit and backlinks etc.
Day Three:
*Expand story outline using notes and snowflake expansion method
*Read ten of the articles and take notes broken into sections by the outline
*Contact the sources and ask for interviews, and offer credit, backlinks etc.
Day Four:
*Expand story outline using notes and snowflake expansion method
*Read twenty of the articles and take notes broken into sections by the outline
*Contact the sources and ask for interviews, and offer credit, backlinks etc.
Day Five:
*Read ten of the articles and take notes broken into sections by the outline
*Contact the sources and ask for interviews, and offer credit, backlinks etc.
*Complete initial article, and review all correspondence, send links
Week 3: Film and Television
Day One:
* Populate a list of production companies and their contact information
* Create a spreadsheet charting all of the contacts broken into relevant notes
* Create a unique email address for use in this pursuit
* Send initial email to individuals and introduce yourself
Day Two:
*Create 2 page summaries of all relevant projects and prepare them for mail
*Create an introductory email using a professional template
*Contact 20- 50 companies via phone
* Follow up all calls with emails prepared
Day Three:
*Contact 20 - 50 companies via phone
*Follow up with emails
* Execute callback from Day 2
* Create a proposal for each of the projects and send to all companies contacted
Day Four:
*Contact 20-50 companies via phone
*Follow up with emails
*Execute all callbacks
* Create a unique proposal for each of the projects, and excerpts
*Email all companies contacted discussing projects from weeks 1 amd 2
Day Five:
*Call back all companies contacted
*Write a humorous query letter discussing the pitfalls of week 3 and send
*Write a long view of the week as a writers write article and publish
Week 4: Self Publishing
Day One:
*Populate a list of contacts for reviewing your works
*Create emails for use in getting reviews
*Email all relevant contacts from weeks 1-3
*Make a list of genres, styles, and topics to decide for the week in making a four (4) part series
Day Two:
*Write a 5K word short
*Write a 500 words summary
*Write the back cover copy
*Make the cover art
*Publish as excerpt, article, and product in store
Day Three:
*Write a 5K word short
*Write a 500 word summary
*Make the back cover copy
* Make the cover art
*Publish as excerpt, article, and product in store
Day Four:
*Email all contacts about new projects
*Execute all callbacks
*Write a 5K short story
*Write a 500 word summary
*Make the back cover copy
*Make the cover art
*Publish as excerpt, article, and product in store
Day Five:
*Email all contacts about new projects
*Execute all callbacks
*Write a 5K short story
*Write a 500 word summary
*Make the back cover copy
*Make the cover art
*Publish as excerpt, article, and product in store
Vision + Vigilance = Victory!
My goal here is to continue these steps as I have laid them out not just for one month, but round the year, each day coming closer and closer to my dreams of success in an industry that has never before needed more material. Opportunity awaits you, try this on for size and see how it fits you!
If there is a will, there is a way. Purpose, pattern, projection. Perseverance is the main ingredient, so buckle up, and floor yourself into writing success.
Boy, I hope so, cause this is good stuff. Tell yourself that every day until you start getting those contacts telling you, because you know what you are doing better than anyone else.
Well Wishes!
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